5 Dollars Beauregard/Anderson Siege of Ft. Sumter

€406,296.00
IssuerLiberia
Year2001
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value5 Dollars
CurrencyDollar (1943-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight11.25 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness1.7 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
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Obverse descriptionCoat of arms dividing date
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLIC OF LIBERIA THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE 2001 REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
Reverse descriptionBusts of Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard and Maj. Robert Anderson above Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter is depicted in its original intact condition. Smoke is shown billowing from the fort as rounds are returned during the siege. The coin commemorates the Siege of Fort Sumter April 12-13, 1861 and the beginning of hostilities in the American Civil War.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBRIG. GEN. G.T. BEAUREGARD - FORT SUMTER 1861 - MAJ. R. ANDERSON 5 DOLLARS
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage2001  - -
Catalog ID1165954690
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