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The 1991 Mount Rushmore Silver Dollar was issued for the golden anniversary of the national monument. Under the same program, half dollars and $5 gold coins were also issued. Surcharges raised from the commemorative coin program went to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society and the US Treasury.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son, Lincoln Borglum. The sculpture features the 60-foot (18 m) heads of Presidents George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), as recommended by Borglum. The four presidents were chosen to represent the nation's birth, growth, development and preservation, respectively.
Obverse
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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”. LIBERTY |
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Reverse
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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”. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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