Depicts an image of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, the world’s largest carved stone sculpture. At the bottom of the coin are two laurel wreaths with a ribbon containing the motto “In God We Trust”. Other inscriptions include “Liberty”, “Golden Anniversary”, “Mount Rushmore National Memorial”, and “1991”.

Design: Marika H. Somogyi
Modelling: Chester Young Martin

Depicts the Great Seal of the United States with a sunburst and an outline of the America. There is a star placed at the location of Mount Rushmore with the inscription “Shrine of Democracy”. The remaining inscriptions include “United States of America”, “E Pluribus Unum”, and “One Dollar”.

The Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the U.S. federal government. The phrase is used both for the physical seal itself (which is kept by the U.S. Secretary of State), and more generally for the design impressed upon it. The Great Seal was first used publicly in 1782.

Design: Frank Gasparro