1 Dollar (Columbus Quincentenary) , United States
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Coin Details
Obverse
A full-length portrait Christopher Columbus standing with a banner in his right hand and a scroll in his left standing next to a globe and there is a scene of ships and land in the upper portion of the background
Latin
LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1992 COLUMBUS QUINCENTENARY
Reverse
The Santa Maria ship sailing right and the space shuttle Discovery combined with the Earth in the background.
Latin
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE DOLLAR E PLURIBUS UNUM 1492-1992
United States of America One Dollar Out of Many, One 1492-1992
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