Adopted from the state coat of arms of New York. The sun is rising over the peak of a mountain with a body of water in the foreground. Brasher`s name is spelled out below the waves, in small letters. This central device is enclosed within a circle of beads.
Obverse lettering
NOVA EBORACA COLUMBIA
COPY
BRASHER
EXCELSIOR
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
An eagle with wings displayed, and a shield covering its breast, has a bundle of arrows in its sinister claw (to the observer`s right) and an olive branch in its dexter claw. Thirteen stars surround the eagle`s head.
Reverse lettering
UNUM * E * PLURIBUS
EB
G
1787 (Translation: One of Many)