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Chicago Police Detectives Issues Sherlock Holmes Challenge Coin
“I was an officer in Chicago…”
– The Valley of Fear (VALL)
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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