This design features an eagle in flight grasping an olive branch, symbolizing peace, in its right talon. The design is inspired by the 1945 version of the Great Seal of the United States, where the eagle faces right, toward the olive branch. Inscriptions are “LIBERTY,” “1945,” and “WORLD WAR II.”
Obverse lettering
1945 Liberty
World
War II
RS
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
This design echoes the sun element on the obverse of the 1945 World War II Victory medal. The sun from that medal has, 75 years later, risen to noon day brilliance. It shines on the olive branches. The inscription is “75th ANNIVERSARY.”
Reverse lettering
75th
Anniversary
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
