Portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The portrait, which is symbolic of Lincoln’s strength and resolve, was inspired by Daniel Chester French’s sculpture which resides at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
IN GOD WE TRUST
LIBERTY
2009
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Reverse description
The final 43 words of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address surrounded by a laurel wreath. Scroll below with ONE DOLLAR A LINCOLN E PLURIBUS UNUM
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
WE HERE
HIGHLY RESOLVE
THAT THESE DEAD
SHALL NOT HAVE DIED
IN VAIN - THAT THIS
NATION, UNDER GOD,
SHALL HAVE A NEW BIRTH
OF FREEDOM - AND
THAT GOVERNMENT OF
THE PEOPLE, BY THE
PEOPLE, FOR THE
PEOPLE, SHALL NOT
PERISH FROM THE
EARTH.
ONE DOLLAR
A.Lincoln
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E PLURIBUS UNUM
Edge
Reeded
Mint
P United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)