Medallion - Declaration of Independence Liberty Bell
Medallion - Declaration of Independence Liberty Bell
€380,531.00
Location
United
States
Year
1976
Type
Commemorative
medals
Composition
Nickel silver (Antique)
Weight
26.3 g
Diameter
39.35 mm
Thickness
2.80 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Reeded
Period
Federal republic
(1776-date)
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
2 Cent Sesquicentennial Exposition stamp
Obverse lettering
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
SESQUICENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
1776 UNITED STATES POSTAGE 1926
2 TWO CENTS 2
1776 1976
LIBERTY BELL
WDA
In God We Trust
BICENTENNIAL ISSUE
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Narrative text over an Eagle with Arrows in one talon and a olive branch in the other standing on a shield
Reverse lettering
LIBERTY FOR ALL
The Liberty Bell was first cast
in England in 1752 and cost about
$300.00. The giant bell, weighing
more than 2080 pounds, was rung the first
time on August 8, 1776 to announce the
adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
The inscription on the bell, `Proclaim
Liberty throughout all the land unto all
the inhabitants thereof,` is from the
Bible (Leviticus 25:10)
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)