5 Dollars, United States, 1795

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 5 dollar coin

Description (Brief)

United States, 1795

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Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a cap, facing right. 15 stars around.

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Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1795

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Reverse Image: Small eagle perched on a palm branch with wings outstretched, holding a wreath aloft in its beak.

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Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Date Made: 1795

Mint: United States MintObverse Designer: Scot, Robert

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United StatesPlace Of Issue: United States

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

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Credit Line: Chase Manhattan Bank

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.1263.00318Accession Number: 1979.1263Catalog Number: 79.112.CM04988Collector/Donor Number: CM04988

Object Name: coin

Physical Description: gold (overall metal)0 (overall die axis)170 (overall die axis measurement)struck (overall production method)Measurements: overall: .1 cm x 2.5 cm; 1/32 in x 31/32 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-f512-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1060653

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