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Chicago Police Detectives Issues Sherlock Holmes Challenge Coin

Chicago Police Detectives Issues Sherlock Holmes Challenge Coin

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Chicago PD Challenge Coin

In early 2015, the Detective Division of the Chicago Police Department issued a challenge coin featuring Sherlock Holmes in its design.  The Chicago Police Department traces its roots to 1835 and is the second largest police department in the United States.

OBVERSE: CHICAGO POLICE / (Sherlock Holmes facing right, with pipe, with a Chicago skyline backdrop) / DETECTIVE DIVISION

REVERSE: (Chicago Police Detective Badge, superimposed over a waving American flag)

41 mm, Brass, Round

UPDATE February 19, 2017: A second, different version of this challenge coin has been found. You can read about it HERE.

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