Description
This coin salutes the second ship in the Coast Guard’s Fast-Response Cutter fleet. The cutter is named in honor of Richard Etheridge, who served heroically as keeper of the Pea Island life-saving station on the Outer Banks of North Carolina for more than 20 years. A former slave, Etheridge rose to become the first African-American to command a life-saving station.
At 154 feet in length, USCG Cutter Richard Etheridge can cruise at a sustained speed of 28 knots and operate independently for a minimum of five days at sea. The Sentinel-class patrol boat is equipped with one stabilized, remotely operated .25 mm chain gun and four crew-served .50-caliber machine guns.
Prominently pressed on the coin’s obverse is the crest of USCG Cutter Richard Etheridge, rendered in full color enamel. The reverse bears the emblem of the United States Coast Guard.
Each coin measures 1 3/4 inch (44mm) in diameter.
This is a surplus NWTMint item, packaging may vary.
This is an out of date design and will not be remade after product is sold out.
