1 Dollar (Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial) , United States
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Obverse
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The portrait, which is symbolic of Lincoln’s strength and resolve, was inspired by Daniel Chester French’s sculpture which resides at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
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IN GOD WE TRUST LIBERTY 2009 P JK DE
Reverse
The final 43 words of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address surrounded by a laurel wreath. Scroll below with ONE DOLLAR A LINCOLN E PLURIBUS UNUM
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WE HERE HIGHLY RESOLVE THAT THESE DEAD SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN - THAT THIS NATION, UNDER GOD, SHALL HAVE A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM - AND THAT GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, SHALL NOT PERISH FROM THE EARTH. ONE DOLLAR A.Lincoln PH E PLURIBUS UNUM
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