20 Dollars, United States, 1931
20 Dollars, United States, 1931
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 20 dollar coin
- United States, 1931
- Obverse Image: Full-length Liberty holding a torch in her right hand and olive branch in left. Capitol Dome in lower left; rays of sun in background; stars around rim.
- Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1931/ D
- Reverse Image: Eagle flying with sun behind.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TWENTY DOLLARS / IN GOD WE TRUST
- Edge: E PLURIBUS UNUM divided by stars.
- Description
- As many as three dozen may have survived, a huge number by the standards of the day which saw most gold coins melted. However, few specimens match the Smithsonian's specimen in terms of condition.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- Date made
- 1931
- mint
- U.S. Mint, Denver
- designer
- Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
- place of issue
- United States
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: 34 mm; 1 11/32 in
- ID Number
- NU.68.159.0396
- accession number
- 283645
- catalog number
- 68.159.0396
- Credit Line
- Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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