Marine Corps
More than 1 million minted coins honoring the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps are now on sale
Stars and Stripes
January 7, 2025
The new set of commemorative coins dedicated to the 250-year anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps stand on display after the U.S. Mint unveiling at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Va., July 17, 2024. (Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre/U.S. Marine Corps)
More than 1 million minted commemorative coins honoring the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps this year officially became available to purchase on Jan. 2.
The Marine Corps will celebrate its 250th birthday on Nov. 10.
The proceeds from coin sales will support programs of the National Museum of the Marine Corps and the Marine Corps Heritage Center in Triangle, Va., to preserve and honor the next 250 years of Marine Corps history, according to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s website.
The coins are available in gold, silver and clad metals and can be purchased individually or as a set. The $5 gold coin depicts the Marine Corps Color Guard; the $1 silver coin shows the flag raising at Iwo Jima; and the half-dollar clad coin features two Marines, one wearing the continental uniform of 1775 with a musket, and the other in modern-day camouflage uniform holding an M4 service rifle.
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The U.S. Marine Corps 250th Anniversary 2025 three-coin proof set. (usmint.gov)
The coins were officially revealed to the public on July 17, 2024 at the NMMC by Lt. Gen. Gregg Olson, director of Marine Corps Staff and Maj. Gen. (Ret.) James Lukeman, president and CEO of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.
President Joe Biden signed into law the 250th Marine Corps Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act on July 26, 2023, after a bipartisan group of Marine veterans serving in Congress introduced the legislation: Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Ark., Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., and Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass. Over 300 members of congress signed the legislation as co-sponsors.
Minting a coin is the process of manufacturing a coin for use as currency. The last coin minted in honor of the Marine Corps was for their 230th anniversary in 2005. Since 1998, only two commemorative coins are authorized to be minted each year. These will be the only commemorative coins minted in 2025.
To view or purchase the commemorative coins, visit usmint.gov.