The 10th Special Forces Group (Abn) was the first for Special Forces Coins,
established by COL Vernon E. Greene, 10th SFG(A) Commander in 1969. The original
having a Trojan Horse on the front was used as a fund rasier to help purchase a
German Wood Carved Special Forces Trooper that was in it's glass home with special
Temp and humidity controls.
to join the Army, of which many joined the 10th Special Forces Group. With so many nationalities -- and varying proficiency in English in the 10th Special Forces Group, a coin was produced as a way to establish bona fides, "to identify guys in the unit without a whole lot of wrangling" Troopers would show thier coins to prove they were with the 10th
On the Back he placed the OSS unit patch to identify the beginnings of Special Forces, He added 12 stars to identify to 12th Group. Above it he placed the words "willing to pay the price" to show that all Special Forces soldiers were willing to do whatever it took to complete the mission.
On the Front he added "DE OPPRESSO LIBER" on the bottom so that it would stand out.
If you take notice to that back of the coin you can see his intitials on the bottom right side under the point. "vSz"
