1 Dollar (Boys Town Centennial) , United States
2017
Obverse
Reverse
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Obverse
Description:
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.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
BOYS TOWN P When you help a child today… IN GOD WE TRUST LIBERTY 1917-2017
Engravers:
Joseph Menna
Reverse
Description:
An oak tree offering shelter and a sense of belonging to the family holding hands below it, which includes the girl from the obverse.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
…you write the history of tomorrow UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE DOLLAR E PLURIBUS UNUM
Engravers:
Joseph Menna
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