U.S. Mint

Code Talker

As part of the U.S. Armed Services during World War I and World War II, Native American code talkers were used to relay secret communications in their tribal language. Since 2008, the Code Talkers Recognition Act has enabled the Secretary of the Treasury to Strike Congressional Medals in gold honoring each Native American tribe that had a member who served as a code talker. Beautiful replicas of those medals are available in bronze from the United States Mint.