The design taken from the 1913 Indian Head or Buffalo Nickel. A Composite profile of Iron Tail, an Oglala Sioux chief, Two Moons, a Cheyenne chief, and Big Tree, a Kiowa chief.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LIBERTY
2001
Reverse description
The design taken from the 1913 Indian Head or Buffalo Nickel. According to the legend, the buffalo used as a model for this coin was `Black Diamond` (1893-1915), a famous buffalo at the Central Park zoo in New York City.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA
IN GOD WE TRUST
E PLURIBUS
UNUM
ONE DOLLARั
Edge
Reeded
Mint
D United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date) P United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)