Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2007.26.7 |
Object Name |
Coin |
Description |
The American Gold Eagle is an official gold bullion coin of the United States. The obverse design features a rendition of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' full length figure of Lady Liberty with flowing hair, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left, with the Capitol building in the left background. The reverse design, by sculptor Miley Busiek, features a male eagle carrying an olive branch flying above a nest containing a female eagle and her hatchlings. |
Date |
2007 |
Material |
Gold |
Dimensions |
D-0.125 Dia-1 inches |
Place of Origin |
Culpeper, Virginia |
Collection |
Gold Mining Camp |
Search Terms |
Gold |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Lexicon sub-category |
Exchange Medium |