United States of America (USA) 1 Dollar 2010

History

1 Dollar 2010, KM# 479, United States of America (USA), American Veterans Disable for Life

Obverse. Photo © Monetnik.ru

Description

The American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar was issued under one of the two commemorative coin programs authorized for the year 2010. The program honored members of the United States Armed Forces who made enormous personal sacrifices for their country.

A surcharge added to the cost of each coin was to be distributed to the Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation to establish an endowment for the construction of a memorial in Washington, DC.

Obverse	Device and tools (watch, compass, telescope etc.) Crutch Military Soldier Depicts the legs and boots of three veterans with a pair of crutches. The inscriptions include “They Stood Up For Us”, “In God We Trust”, “Liberty” and the date of issue “2010”. Design: Don Everhart THEY STOOD UP FOR US IN GOD WE TRUST 2010 W LIBERTY DE
Reverse	Tree, flower, plant etc. Forget-me-not, Oak Depicts a forget-me-not flower at the base of a wreath, wrapped in ribbons with clusters of oak branches. A central inscription reads “Take This Moment to Honor Our Disabled Defenders of Freedom.” Additional inscriptions read “United States of America”, “E Pluribus Unum”, and the denomination “One Dollar”. The forget-me-not is widely recognized as a symbol for those who fought and became disabled in World War I. Design: Thomas Cleveland Modelling: Joseph Menna UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Take This Moment to Honor Our Disabled Defenders of Freedom TC JFM E PLURIBUS UNUM ONE DOLLAR
Edge	Reeded (milled)

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2010 United States of America (USA)

American Veterans Disable for Life

KM# 479

Characteristics

Type	Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material	Silver
Fineness	0.900
Weight	26.73 g
Diameter	38.1 mm
Thickness	2.77 mm
Shape	round
Alignment	Coin
Mint	West Point Mint (W)