Description: 10th Anniversary Central Intelligence AgencyCIA Codename: Maya CIA Maya Red X / SEAL Team 6 / DEVGRUOperation NEPTUNE SPEARLaser Etched on Edge10th Anniversary GERONIMO E-KIA 1May2020 / RMCSerial Number Challenge Coin Condition: New. Please see picture. Last picture is the REAL one in the Freedom Tower Museum, the same image associated with the link below. The coin is approximately 1 3/4 inches in diameter. GERONIMO E-KIA = Bin Laden Enemy Killed in Action. They each have a unique serial number, you will receive a random serial numbered coin. A great filler until maybe acquiring a REAL one?The original Maya Challenge Coin was made by the lead CIA Agent which was the person behind locating Bin Laden in Pakistan and involved in the planning of Operation NEPTUNE SPEAR to get Bin Laden. The actual Maya coin is next to impossible to acquire, thus the making of the easily identifiable reproduction of this nice coin. NOTE: Caution there are fakes of the original coin still floating around, which were being sold for hundreds to thousands of dollars. The New York City 9-11 Museum, has an authentic Maya coin on display.Additional Information on the actual/real CIA Maya coin provided here as told by museum's Chief Curator:The Atlantic9/11 Museum Displays Items From Mission to Kill Osama Bin LadenThe museum on the grounds of the Twin Towers opened Sunday with a new exhibit of items from the night of the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound. ALLEN MCDUFFEESEPTEMBER 7, 2014 The exhibition is also comprised of a so-called challenge coin, which was donated by “Maya,” the alias for the CIA operative who pursued bin Laden, and a brick recovered from the compound where the al-Qaeda leader was killed...The challenge coin was created to commemorate the successful operation that eliminated bin Laden. One side of the coin is marked “May 1, 2011,” the U.S. date when the operation occurred. The other side shows a red “X” mark. After9/11, President George W. Bush kept a list in his desk of key al-Qaeda operatives still at large. Whenever one was exposed, arrested or killed, he would make a red X through the assailant’s name. https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/chief-curator-tells-story-behind-mayas-challenge-coinDue to eBay removing link reference to information, you can SEARCH on the Web: 911 Memorial Chief Curator Tells Story Behind Maya Challenge Coin NOTE: Never personally given any of the coins. They are from either purchases of collections or from professional makers of military challenge coins. All coins are guaranteed to be in excellent condition. The accepted payments are: PAYPAL and please contact seller for other methods of accepted payment, which you may have used in past please contact me through the eBay messaging system. Thanks! Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
Price: 20 USD
Location: Panama City, Florida
End Time: 2024-10-13T20:12:24.000Z
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