1 Dollar (Boys Town Centennial) , United States

2017

Obverse

Reverse

Coin Details

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

Specifications

Weight26.73g
Diameter38.1mm
CompositionSilver (.900)
Orientationcoin
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Value1 Dollar

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