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  • 5 Dollars 1991, KM# 230, United States of America (USA), 50th Anniversary of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial
  • 5 Dollars 1991, KM# 230, United States of America (USA), 50th Anniversary of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Description

The 1991 Mount Rushmore $5 Gold Coin was issued as part of a program authorized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Along with the gold coin, commemorative silver dollars and half dollars were also issued.

Obverse

Depicts a bald eagle in flight. The eagles claws hold a chisel and a mallet for sculpting and a ribbon in its peak includes the words “In God We Trust”. At the lower right side of the coin, a small view of Mount Rushmore appears, the inscriptions “Liberty”, “1991” in the centre, an arrangement of six stars on the right.

Design: John Mercanti

LIBERTY
1991
IN GOD WE TRUST
JM

Reverse

Entirely designed in lettering, representing the first such design in the history of United States commemorative coins. Centrally, the words “Mount Rushmore National Memorial” appear in calligraphy. Around the outer rim, the remaining inscriptions are placed “United States of America”, “Five Dollars”, and “E Pluribus Unum”.

Design: William Lamb, a calligraphic artist
Modelling: William Cousins

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA •
Mount
Rushmore
National
Memorial
RL W WC
FIVE DOLLARS • E PLURIBUS UNUM

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Gold
Fineness 0.900
Weight 8.359 g
Diameter 21.6 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
West Point Mint (W)

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