Object Details
- mint
- U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
- designer
- Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
- 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
- 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
- Perhaps twenty double eagles from this year produced at Philadelphia survived. This is one of the survivors.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
- 1931
- ID Number
- NU.68.159.0395
- accession number
- 283645
- catalog number
- 68.159.0395
- Object Name
- coin
- 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
- place of issue
- United States
- Related Publication
- Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms
- Related Web Publication
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1090268
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-57e4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
