Depicts a profile portrait of George Washington facing left, with country name above, date below, "Liberty" on the left and "In God We Trust" and mintmark on the right, value below.

George Washington (1732–1799) was the first President of the United States (1789–97), the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the current United States Constitution and during his lifetime was called the "father of his country".

Designer John Flanagan (JF), 1932 version from 1786 bust by Houdon / William Cousins

Depicts the Charter Oak surrounded by inscriptions and dates.

The Charter Oak was an unusually large white oak tree. The name "Charter Oak" stems from the local legend in which a cavity within the tree was used in late 1687 as a hiding place for the Charter of 1662 to thwart its confiscation by the English governor-general. This tree thereafter became a famous landmark in Connecticut and a symbol of American independence.

The oak was blown down in a violent storm on August 21, 1856, and timber from it was made into a number of chairs now displayed in the Hartford Capitol Building.

The Charter of 1662 gave the people of Connecticut a clear legal basis for their colony, provided for the absorption of New Haven Colony, and, most importantly, granted the “Governour and Company of the English Colony of Connecticut in New England in America” an exceedingly generous degree of self-government.

Engraver: T. James Ferrell (TJF)