1 Dollar (Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial) , United States
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Obverse
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The portrait, which is symbolic of Lincoln’s strength and resolve, was inspired by Daniel Chester French’s sculpture which resides at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
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IN GOD WE TRUST LIBERTY 2009 P JK DE
Reverse
The final 43 words of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address surrounded by a laurel wreath. Scroll below with ONE DOLLAR A LINCOLN E PLURIBUS UNUM
Latin
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WE HERE HIGHLY RESOLVE THAT THESE DEAD SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN - THAT THIS NATION, UNDER GOD, SHALL HAVE A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM - AND THAT GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH. ONE DOLLAR A.Lincoln PH E PLURIBUS UNUM
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¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" (Georgia)
Obverse: The portrait in left profile of George Washington, the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, is accompanied with the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" and the lettering "LIBERTY" and it is surrounded with the face value and the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", engravers' initials on neck truncation., Reverse: A peach against the state's geographical outline is accompanied with two Live Oak sprigs paying homage to the official state tree, the state's name ("GEORGIA"), the date of its admission into Union ("1788"), its motto "WISDOM JUSTICE MODERATION" on a hanging banner, the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" at the bottom and engraver's initials to the right.
