Flowing Hair Liberty Plaster, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1977

Description (Brief):

This Flowing Hair Liberty plaster model, designed by U.S. Mint Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro, is an enlarged prototype for the "new mini dollar" of 1978. Gasparro's allegorical Liberty displays a free-spirited young woman similar to the design of Benjamin Franklin's Libertas Americana Medal in 1783 and the cents of 1793—1808. Although the Flowing Hair Dollar design was Gasparro's first choice for the new dollar coin, Congress rejected this design.

Date Made: ca 1977

Artist: Gasparro, Frank

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Subject: Art - Currency

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Credit Line: Christina Gasparro Hansen

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2009.0005.001Accession Number: 2009.0005Catalog Number: 2009.0005.001

Object Name: Plaster Galvano (Model)plaster model

Physical Description: plaster (overall material)Measurements: overall: 110 mm; 4 5/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-bfe0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1358695

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