As per ND Century Code 37-18-15 the North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs is to "confer a commemorative memorial coin upon a family member of a deceased North Dakota veteran during military funeral honors".
The single coin conferred upon a family member will be at no cost to the family. Additional coins can be purchased at the ND State Historical Society's online store.
Funeral Honor Details will obtain coin from the Funeral Director and present it to the family immediately following US Flag presentation. See: Policies and Procedures
About the Coin
The ND Commemorative Memorial Coin was authorized by the 65th Legislative Assembly (2017) through SB 2183 (sponsored by Senator Ronald Sorvaag of Fargo). The US Flag is presented to one family member from a grateful nation, the ND Commemorative Memorial Coin is presented to one family member from a grateful state. ND Department of Veterans works with all ND Funeral Directors and ND Funeral Honor Teams to ensure one coin is conferred to a family member. Funding for the coin is provided by donations and receipts from sale of additional coins.
Front side: has all five military service emblems, US and ND flag and verbiage:
- * NORTH DAKOTA MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS * ON BEHALF OF A GRATEFUL STATE *
- Wheat symbolizes “Love and Charity”
- White in the outer ring represents “Purity and Innocence”
- Blue field in middle represents “Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice”
Back side: has soldier field cross with open space below if the family would want to have something engraved on the coin such as veterans name, rank, service dates etc.
- Verbiage: *DAY IS DONE * GONE THE SUN * ALL IS WELL * SAFELY REST * (popular verses used with the music “TAPS” which is played at military & veteran funerals)
- Wheat represents the “Divine Harvest”
- Gold back represents “Achievement and Honor”.
Donations
- Send to
- ND Department of Veterans Affairs
Funeral Honor Coin
4201 38th Street SW #104
Fargo, ND 58104 - Phone: 701-239-7165
- ND Department of Veterans Affairs
Thank you for supporting North Dakota’s Veterans and their dependents.
The ND Commemorative Memorial Coin was made possible by donations from:
American Legion
- Post 189 - Hazen
- Post 37 - Williston
- Post 297 - Harwood
- Post 12 - Washburn
- Post 23 - Rugby
- Post 98 - Langdon
- Post 42 - Bottineau
- Post 75 - Crosby
- Post 210 - Galesburg
- Post 9 - Watford City
AMVETS
- Post 9 - Bismarck
- Post 9 Auxiliary - Bismarck
- Post 7 - Fargo
DAV
- Chapter 3 - Bismarck
VFW
- Post 7564 - West Fargo
- Post 2764 - Valley City
- Post 9050 - Enderlin
- Post 9317 - Mantador
- Post 1326 - Bismarck
- Post 8688 - Bottineau
- Post 1868 Auxiliary - Harvey
- Post 762 - Fargo
Marine Corps League
- Detachment 1419 - Mandan
Veterans Centers
- Casselton Veterans Inc.
Elks
- Lodge 260 - Fargo (First to donate to ND Commemorative Memorial Coin!)
Eagles
- #3080 - Harvey
- #3454 - Langdon
- #2328 - Dickinson
Lions Clubs
- New Rockford
Community Centers, Clubs and Charitable organizations
- Community Center - Center
- Community Center - Plaza
- Mott Opportunity Today & Tomorrow - Mott
- Grafton Valley Snow drifters - Grafton
- Betterment Trust Fund - Dunseith
Funeral Homes, Directors and Chapels
- Niewoehner Funeral Home - Rugby
- Eastgate Funeral & Crematory - Bismarck
- Everson Coughlin Funeral Home - Williston
- Boulger Funeral Home - Fargo
- Fulkerson Funeral Home - Williston
Business and Personal Donors
- James Davenport - McHenry County
- Doug Warnecke - Harwood
- Donald and Joan Cameron - Bottineau
- Chuck and Myrna Thompson - Bismarck
- GJ&C Enterprises Inc. - Williston
- Lloyd E. Krueger - Minot
- E. Clouse - Foxholm
- Bernard & Cheryl Bailey - Bismarck
- William & Valerie Krik - Beulah
- Marvin & Judy Knutson - Milnor
- Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schulte (MG-Retired) - Mandan
- Leon & Linda Overby - Mohall
- Vernon & Rose Laning - Bismarck
- Leland F. Wolf - Center
- Elaine Hetland - Dahlen
- David Anderson - Waseca MN
- Ardella Weishaar - Bismarck
- David Muggli - Bismarck
- Gary Puetz - Mantador
- Scheels - Bismarck