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Nova Constellatio

Object Details

Description (Brief)
One (1) Nova Constellatio coin
United States, 1785
Obverse Image: All-seeing eye of God surrounded by rays and stars.
Obverse Text: NOVA CONSTELLATIO
Reverse Image: Wreath.
Reverse Text: LIBERTAS ET JUSTITIA / 1785 / US (script)
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Date made
1785
Credit Line
Dr. Charles Doolittle Walcott
Physical Description
copper (overall metal)
0 (overall die axis)
0 (overall die axis measurement)
struck (overall production method)
Measurements
overall:;
Object Name
coin
Nova Constellatio
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