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James A. Garfield

Location United States
Year 1881
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Weight 6.2 g
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Obverse description Bust of James A. Garfield facing slightly right, rendered in moderate relief within a beaded inner border. A circular legend surrounds the effigy reading the date and presidential title, with the subject's name appearing along the lower arc of the field.
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Obverse lettering 1881 20TH PRESIDENT U. S. A. 1881 JAMES A. GARFIELD
Reverse description The reverse bears a central multi-line inscription summarizing Garfield's biography and assassination, enclosed within a beaded border. The phrases 'TEACHER PRESIDENT' and 'NOT A MAN OF IRON, BUT OF LIVE OAK' appear as peripheral legends along the upper and lower arcs respectively.
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