George medals as well.” Ĭasino chips are identified by the different chips colors which are used in the chips of different denominations.

In this book, it states, “Sister Ignatia gave each of her newly released patients a Sacred Heart Medallion, which she asked them to return before they took the first drink. and was known for passing out coins to these members. Bob and the Good Old Timers, the history book for Alcoholics Anonymous, discusses the work of Sister Ignatia in Akron, a nun who was devoted to assist early members of A.A. History Īlcoholics Anonymous was not the first organization to use sobriety chips: other temperance societies gave medallions to those who swore to stop drinking/using and to track the duration of their sobriety. There is no official AA medallion or chip they are used in AA culture but not officially Conference Approved, and the AA logo has not been granted for use on medallions. In other 12 step programs it is to mark time abstaining from whatever the recipient is staying away from. It is traditionally a medallion the size of a poker chip 33 mm (Standard) or 34 mm in diameter marking the sobriety time achieved, awarded for abstaining from alcohol while with the program. Green is for six months of sobriety purple is for nine months.Ī sobriety coin is a token given to Alcoholics Anonymous or other 12 step group members representing the amount of time the member has remained sober. Alcoholics Anonymous sobriety coins, given for specified lengths of sobriety on the back is the Serenity Prayer.

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