5 Dollars, Smithsonian Institution, United States, 1996

5 Dollars, Smithsonian Institution, United States, 1996

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Description (Brief)
One (1) 5 dollar coin, Smithsonian Institution
United States, 1996
Obverse Image: Bust of James Smithson facing left.
Obverse Text: FOR THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE / IN GOD WE TRUST / 1846 - 1990 / JAMES SMITHSON / W / LIBERTY
Reverse Image: Smithsonian sunburst logo.
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / SMITHSONIAN / E PLURIBUS UNUM / FIVE DOLLARS
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
coin
coin, commemorative
Date made
1996
mint
United States Mint at West Point
place made
United States
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: 21.6 mm; 27/32 in
ID Number
1996.0351.0001
catalog number
1996.0351.0001
accession number
1996.0351
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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