September 11 National Medal is Unveiled
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, U.S. Treasurer Rosa Rios and 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels today unveiled the 2011 September 11 National Medal issued by the U. S. Mint to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and Nadler's legislation, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act that was signed into law last in August 2010, authorized the minting of 2 million medals to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11. For each medal sold, $10 goes directly to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum to support operations.
These commemorative medals are available now online at the U.S. Mint's website.
By 9/11 Memorial Staff
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Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress of the 9/11 Memorial. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Throu