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  • 5 Dollars 1997, KM# 282, United States of America (USA), Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 5 Dollars 1997, KM# 282, United States of America (USA), Franklin D. Roosevelt
Description

The 1997 Franklin D. Roosevelt $5 Gold Coin was issued for the 32nd President of the United States. The commemorative coin program was not issued for any particular event or anniversary. Oddly the program only included a $5 gold coin, without any other issues in other denominations or compositions.

Obverse

Depicts the upper torso and head of Franklin D. Roosevelt based on a photograph of him reviewing the U.S. Navy fleet in San Francisco Bay. Inscriptions include “Franklin Delano Roosevelt”, the date “1997”, “In God We Trust”, and “Liberty”.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945), commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and dominated his party for many years as a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war.

Design: James T. Ferrell

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
1997
IN GOD
WE
TRUST
TJF
LIBERTY

Reverse

Depicts the Presidential seal displayed at his 1933 inauguration. The inscriptions include “United States of America” and “Five Dollars”.

The seal of the president of the United States is used to mark correspondence from the president of the United States to the U.S. Congress, and is also used as a symbol of the presidency itself. The central design, based on the Great Seal of the United States, is the official coat of arms of the U.S. presidency and also appears on the presidential flag.

Design: James Peed
Modelling: Thomas D. Rogers, Sr.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
W
1933
JP TDR
FIVE DOLLARS

Edge

5 Dollars

Half Eagle

Franklin D. Roosevelt

KM# 282
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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