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Dollar - U.S. Sesquicentennial Exposition in Philadelphia
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1926 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | Bare bust of George Washington in right profile occupies the central field, surrounded by a circle of thirteen five-pointed stars. Below the bust, the legend PHILADELPHIA and date 1926 appear in relief, with a small Liberty Bell device beneath the date. The peripheral legend SESQUICENTENNIAL-INTERNATIONAL-EXPOSITION curves around the rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A female allegorical figure representing Liberty, wearing a helmet, rides the winged horse Pegasus in full gallop to the right above stylized clouds. She raises a torch aloft in her left hand toward radiating sunrays in the upper right field, while her right hand holds a palm branch. The designer's name ALBIN POLASEK appears incuse near the left border. |
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