| Issuer | United States |
| Year | 1942-1945 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Cents (0.05 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Billon (.350 silver) (56% Copper, 35% Silver, 9% Manganese) |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Dimensions | 21.2 mm |
| Thickness | 1.95 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Felix Schlag |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#192a, Schön#196a |
| Obverse description | The portrait of Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States from between 1801 to 1809, facing left surrounded with the lettering `LIBERTY` and the motto `IN GOD WE TRUST` |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IN GOD WE TRUST LIBERTY * 1943 FS |
| Reverse description | A representation of Monticello, President Thomas Jefferson`s Virginia home, accompanied by the legend `MONTICELLO` and surrounded with the face value in full, the motto `E PLURIBUS UNUM` and the lettering `UNITED STATES OF AMERICA`. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | E PLURIBUS UNUM
P
MONTICELLO
FIVE CENTS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Translation: Out of Many, One p Monticello Five Cents United States of America) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | D United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date) P United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) S United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
| Mintage | 1942 P - - 57 873 000 1942 P - Proof - 27 600 1942 S - - 32 900 000 1943 D - - 15 294 000 1943 P - - 271 165 000 1943 P - Doubled-Die Obverse - 1943 S - - 104 060 000 1944 D - - 32 309 000 1944 P - - 119 150 000 1944 S - - 21 640 000 1945 D - - 37 158 000 1945 P - - 119 408 100 1945 P - Doubled Die Reverse - 1945 S - - 58 939 000 |
| Catalog ID | 1562191190 |
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