1 Dollar (Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, Scientist) , United States
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Obverse
Youthful Franklin flying kite
Latin
LIBERTY 1706 - 2006 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SCIENTIST IN GOD WE TRUST P NEN
Reverse
Franklin’s famous political cartoon featuring a snake cut apart with the caption “Join, or Die”. This was intended to communicate that colonial unity was a matter of life and death.
Latin
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM CLV ONE DOLLAR
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