20 Dollars, United States, 1924

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Object Details

mint

U.S. Mint, San Francisco

designer

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus

Description (Brief)

One (1) 20 dollar coin

United States, 1924

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 / S / 1924

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.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Estate of Josiah K. Lilly

Date made

1924

ID Number

NU.68.159.0386

accession number

283645

catalog number

68.159.0386

Object Name

coin

Physical Description

gold (overall metal)

0 (overall die axis)

0 (overall die axis measurement)

struck (overall production method)

Measurements

overall: 3.4 cm; 1 11/32 in

place made

United States

place of issue

United States

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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

Josiah K. Lilly Jr. Collection

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-4aac-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1089844