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Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Mount Rushmore Anniversary half dollar [2] Mount Rushmore: American Bison: Cu 92%, Ni 8% Authorized: 2,500,000 (max) Uncirculated: 172,754 D. Proof: 753,257 S. 1991 $1: Mount Rushmore Anniversary dollar [3] Mount Rushmore Great Seal of the United States and ...
The Great Seal on the reverse of the United States one-dollar bill. The Great Seal very quickly became a popular symbol of the country. It inspired both the flag of North Dakota and that of the US Virgin Islands (adopted in 1911 and 1921, respectively). Combined with the heraldic tradition of artistic freedom so long as the particulars of the ...
Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse $1: American Buffalo dollar: Buffalo nickel obverse Buffalo nickel reverse Ag 90%, Cu 10% Authorized: 500,000 (max) Uncirculated: 197,131 D Proof: 272,869 P June 7, 2001 – June 21, 2001 50¢ U.S. Capitol Visitor Center half dollar
In this usage, obverse means the front face of the object and reverse means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse tails. In numismatics, the abbreviation obv. is used for obverse, [1] while ℞, [1])([2] and rev. [3] are used for reverse.
Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse $1: American Veterans Disabled for Life dollar [1] Legs and boots of three veterans Forget-me-not flower at the base of a wreath wrapped in a ribbon that cradles and supports clusters of oak branches Ag 90%, Cu 10% Authorized: 350,000 (max) Uncirculated: 78,101 W ...
An image of the first U.S. president (1789–1797), George Washington, based on the Athenaeum Portrait, a 1796 painting by Gilbert Stuart, is currently featured on the obverse, and the Great Seal of the United States is featured on the reverse. The one-dollar bill has the oldest overall design of all U.S. currency currently in use.
The blue seal had George Washington on the reverse. 1886: The first $5 silver certificate was issued with a portrait of Ulysses S. Grant on the obverse and five Morgan silver dollars on the reverse. 1890: Five-dollar Treasury or "Coin Notes" were issued and given for government purchases of silver bullion from the silver mining industry.
The reverse of the piece would be the Great Seal of the United States and the words "United States of America", and the year in which it was produced. The half-ounce medallion would have on one side some representation of the rights of individuals and the words "Human Rights", and "One-half ounce fine gold".