Description
Got it — here is the revised retail-style product description with the correct year 1921 for the American LaFrance pumper:
Anchorage Fire Department Commemorative Challenge Coin – Dual-Sided Design
Honor the heritage and service of the Anchorage Fire Department with this premium dual-sided collectible challenge coin. Crafted in durable metal with finely detailed embossing and enamel inlay, this coin highlights both the department’s modern identity and its historic apparatus lineage.
Front Design
The front displays a gold-and-navy Maltese cross, centered around the classic Municipality of Anchorage anchor-and-ship emblem. Clean enamel fill and raised metal lines create a crisp, high-contrast finish symbolic of the department’s professionalism and tradition.
Back Design
The reverse features a meticulously sculpted relief of a 1921 American LaFrance pumper, commemorating an early fire engine significant to Anchorage’s firefighting history. The perimeter text reads:
“Anchorage Fire Department – 1921 American LaFrance Pumper.”
Features
Dual-sided collectible design
Raised metal detail with colored enamel
Front: AFD Maltese cross with Anchorage seal
Back: 1921 American LaFrance pumper apparatus
Durable, weighty construction ideal for display or daily carry
Suitable for collectors, firefighters, and supporters of the AFD