1 Dollar (American Buffalo) , United States
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Obverse
The design taken from the 1913 Indian Head or Buffalo Nickel. A Composite profile of Iron Tail, an Oglala Sioux chief, Two Moons, a Cheyenne chief, and Big Tree, a Kiowa chief.
Latin
LIBERTY 2001
Reverse
The design taken from the 1913 Indian Head or Buffalo Nickel. According to the legend, the buffalo used as a model for this coin was "Black Diamond" (1893-1915), a famous buffalo at the Central Park zoo in New York City.
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UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST E PLURIBUS UNUM ONE DOLLAR
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