Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73
§2733 Medal of honor: duplicate medal
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 27— - PAY, ALLOWANCES, AWARDS, AND OTHER RIGHTS AND BENEFITS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - AWARDS › § 2733
Summary
Medal of Honor recipients must get one free duplicate with ribbons upon written request, marked as a duplicate by the Secretary.
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Title 14, §2733
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An individual awarded a medal of honor shall, upon written application of that individual, be issued, without charge, one duplicate medal of honor with ribbons and appurtenances. Such duplicate medal of honor shall be marked, in such manner as the Secretary may determine, as a duplicate or for display purposes only.
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Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “An individual” for “A person” and “that individual” for “that person”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 504 of this title as this section.
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Citation
14 U.S.C. § 2733
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73