Jonnivickers Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 I was handed this coin by my grandfather. I can find no reference and unfortunately my grandfather has passed and cannot gather any information. If anyone at all had any information I would be very very grateful Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Try here http://www.baor-locations.org/62TMovSqnRCTBerliner.aspx.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) There are medallion called 'challenge coins' which are very common in the US forces and now among Canadian units too. Every man from a given unit who has served in a specific location, an action or sometimes just in the unit itself gets one and is expected to carry it at all times. Whenever the unit members meet, any one of them can demand that everyone produce his coin and anyone who can't buys the beer. I think that's what you have. Here's an explanation of challenge coins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_coin Peter Edited July 13, 2014 by peter monahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervyn Mitton Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I would have thought more a commemorative medallion for the Royal Corps Of Transport. Perhaps remembering their running of trains in Berlin during the close-down ? Mervyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 That makes as much as or more sense than my suggestion. Thanks, Mervyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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