ok kids, settle down, here come some answers....
first of all, this is for the husband of a co-worker of mine. he wound up going to iraq a few days after they were married, and was gone for a couple of years. a ways back, for him, she asked me if i could enlarge the inset in the plaque that he had gotten in iraq, for his coin. well, the coin was 2 inches in diameter, and the inset was considerably less. after looking at how much needed to be removed, i told her that i would do it, but i was worried about either ruining the engraving, or the routing on the edge. the original plaque is only roughly a quarter inch thick. a couple hours later, while at lunch, i came up with "the idea", and showed her the quick sketch i had done. at first, it was only the unit coin, but i figured for balance, to ad the army coin as well. that was back when i asked about laser engraving for an upcoming project. mind you now, he knows absolutely nothing about this, and we keep delaying. with my brother working on his truck in pop's garage, and the weather, plus work, these were working pretty good. it was towards the end, to buy some time for the finishing, i told him that his coin wasn't 2 inches, that it was metric, it was a touch bigger, and i had to order a metric forstner bit for it. needless to say, we had to wet the reel with that one, we weren't getting the leader back. this brings us to the present, i hope to have it finished, to spring it on him this thursday, when he brings in her dinner. now for the answers we've all been waiting for....
the 2 dates are his deployment and return dates, so this plaque is a bit more personal than the original (see included pics)
the 2 insets are for the coins (see included pics) the army coin is a bit of a loose fit, and will be secured with silicone adhesive, and the unit coin is a good press fit, and once in, ain't comming back out again. the coins in the pic are the same way they will be added to the plaque. army to the left, unit coin to the right.