1 Dollar (Thomas Alva Edison) , United States
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Obverse
Image of Thomas Alva Edison from the waist up holding an experimental incandescent light bulb. This design was made from the photograph below
Latin
LIBERTY Thomas Alva Edison IN GOD WE TRUST 2004 DW P
Reverse
Edison's first light bulb from 1879, surrounded by stylized rays of light radiating from the bulb.
Latin
125th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIGHT BULB 1879 2004 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE DOLLAR E PLURIBUS UNUM JM
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