I have the same coin, I picked it up in baghdad in 2008 and I was told the same exact story that these were handed out to saddams top people in celebration of the baath party takeover or whatever... really high members got gold, medium got silver and lower got bronze so i was told, I have searched for years and this is the only other one I have come across online. I tried taking mine to a coin and gold/silver dealer and he couldn't tell me anything and wouldn't even weigh it for silver weight.