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 assisting early members of AA and was known for passing out coins to these members. 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 twelve-step programs it is to mark time abstaining from whatever the recipient has committed to renounce. It is traditionally a medallion the size of a poker chip, 34 mm (1.34 in) (standard) or 39 mm (1.5 in) in diameter. Green is for six months of sobriety purple is for nine months.Ī sobriety coin is a token given to Alcoholics Anonymous or other twelve-step program members representing the amount of time the member has remained sober. Token used in addiction programs Alcoholics Anonymous sobriety coins, given for specified lengths of sobriety on the back is the Serenity Prayer.