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

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