Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 5 dollar coin
- United States, 1806
- Obverse Image: Right-facing Liberty head with flowing hair wearing cap, 13 stars along coin edge.
- Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1806
- Reverse Image: Heraldic eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, ribbon held in beak, shield over chest with vertical stripes on bottom part and horizontal stripes on top part, 13 stars above head, 6 cloud like shapes above stars.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
- General Information: Round top 6.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- mint
- United States Mint
- designer
- Scot, Robert
- Date made
- 1806
- Credit Line
- Estate of Josiah K. Lilly
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: .2 cm x 2.5 cm; 3/32 in x 31/32 in
- Object Name
- Coin
