C004904

Round shaped coin, antique pewter in color, 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

SIDE 1 - A pewter colored disc with an outline map of Iraq in Iraqi flag colors, an anchor-shaped device with an arrow pointing to Baghdad emitting from the lower right, the US Central Command insignia with a ribbon banner below on the lower left, an identified insignia on the right, and the words, "OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM" along the top edge.

SIDE 2 - A pewter colored disc with, from top to bottom, the word, "COMBAT," a Combat Infantryman insignia, the word, "INFANTRYMAN," and a ribbon banner suitable for engraving; all surrounded by a laurel wreath and a narrow border.

The Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) is a United States Army military award. The badge is awarded to infantrymen and Special Forces soldiers in the rank of Colonel and below, who personally fought in active ground combat while assigned as members of either an infantry, Ranger or Special Forces unit, of brigade size or smaller, any time after 6 December 1941. The CIB and its non-combat contemporary, the Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB) were simultaneously created during World War II to enhance the morale and prestige of service in the infantry. Specifically, it recognizes the inherent sacrifices of all infantrymen, and that, in comparison to all other military occupational specialties, infantrymen face the greatest risk of being wounded or killed in action.