A head of George Washington, the first President of the United States, facing left.

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

Depicts a piloted drift boat on the rushing Salmon river encompassed by the trees and rock formations of the wilderness.

The Salmon River is located in Idaho in the northwestern United States. The Salmon is also known as "The River of No Return". It flows for 425 miles (684 km) through central Idaho, draining a rugged, thinly populated watershed of 14,000 square miles (36,260 km2) and dropping more than 7,000 feet (2,130 m) between its headwaters, near Galena Summit above the Sawtooth Valley in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, and its confluence with the Snake River. It is one of the largest rivers in the continental United States without a single dam on its mainstem.

A drift boat is an evolution of the open-water dory, converted for use in rivers. The design is characterized by a wide, flat bottom, flared sides, a narrow, flat bow, and a pointed stern. It is this constant rocker that allows the boat to spin about its center for ease in maneuvering in rapids.

Designer: Emily Damstra (ESD)
Engraver: Renata Gordon (RG)