5 Dollars, United States, 1797
5 Dollars, United States, 1797
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 5 dollar coin
- United States, 1797
- Obverse Image: Right-facing Liberty head with flowing hair wearing cap, 15 stars along coin edge.
- Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1797
- Reverse Image: Heraldic eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest with vertical stripes on bottom part and horizontal stripes on top part, ribbon held in beak, 16 stars above head, 6 cloud like shapes above stars.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
- General Information: 1797 over 1795.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Coin
- Date made
- 1797
- mint
- United States Mint
- designer
- Scot, Robert
- place made
- United States
- place of issue
- United States
- Physical Description
- 175 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- Measurements
- overall: 1.1 mm x 25 mm; 1/32 in x 31/32 in
- ID Number
- NU.68.159.0155
- accession number
- 283645
- catalog number
- 68.159.0155
- Credit Line
- Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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