This is a great looking US NAVY - USS Inchon (LPH/MCS-12) challenge coin. Coin has reeded edges and is about 1 9/16" in diameter. Front side of coin is printed and colorized while the rear side is raised lettering and gold plated. Coin is contained in an acrylic air tight holder.

USS Inchon (LPH/MCS-12) was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship of the United States navy named for the Battle of Inchon, a turning point of the Korean War. Inchon was laid down on 8 April 1968 by Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi with the hull classification number LPH-12. The ship was launched on 24 May 1969; and commissioned on 20 June 1970. Name: USS Inchon   Namesake: Battle of Inchon Ordered: 16 June 1966 Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding Laid down: 8 April 1968 Launched: 24 May 1969 Commissioned: 20 June 1970 Decommissioned: 20 June 2002 Struck: 24 May 2004 Identification: LPH/MCS-12 Motto: Never More Brightly Fate: Expended as a target 5 December 2004