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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
U.S. Twenty Dollar Coin
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

U.S. Twenty Dollar Coin

Artifact IDMO 1941.40.1.53
Object Type Coin
Artist (American, 1848 - 1907)
Maker (American, founded 1792)
Date1907
Mediummetal (90% gold, 10% copper)
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 3/8 in (3.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA Saint-Gaudens $20 double eagle gold coin.

OBVERSE: At the center, within a circle of forty-six small stars, is an image of Lady Liberty. She is shown standing with her left foot resting on a rock. In her right hand she holds a torch, and in her left hand an olive branch. Behind her are the rays of the sun and the U.S. Capitol. The date MCMVII, with the initials ASG (Augustus Saint-Gaudens) below, is to the right of the image.

REVERSE: At the center is an eagle in flight, backed by the rays of the rising sun. Text above the eagle reads: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TWENTY DOLLARS.

EDGE: Text along the edge of the coin reads: E PLURIBUS UNUM.
Historical NoteWilliam D. Sohier of Boston, Massachusetts sent this coin to President Franklin Roosevelt in December 1933. It is one of a number of coins given to FDR by Sohier.
Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesStamp Collecting Materials (National Archives Identifier 749938)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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