1 Dollar (Boys Town Centennial) , United States
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Obverse
A young girl sitting alone and gazing upward into the branches of an oak tree looking for help. The empty space around the girl is deliberate and meant to show the child’s sense of loneliness, isolation, and helplessness.
Latin
BOYS TOWN P When you help a child today… IN GOD WE TRUST LIBERTY 1917-2017
Reverse
An oak tree offering shelter and a sense of belonging to the family holding hands below it, which includes the girl from the obverse.
Latin
…you write the history of tomorrow UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE DOLLAR E PLURIBUS UNUM
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