Depicts a portrait of Abigail Adams, based oil-on-canvas portrait is by Gilbert Stuart. The First Lady sat for the portrait in Philadelphia during her husband’s presidency. She was 56 at the time.

The inscriptions include “Abigail Adams”, the motto “In God We Trust”, “Liberty”, the order of the Presidency “2nd”, the dates of the Presidential term, and the date and mintmark.

Abigail Adams (née Smith; 1744–1818) was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, as well as the mother of John Quincy Adams. She is sometimes considered to have been a Founder of the United States, and is now designated as the second first lady of the United States, although this title was not used at the time. She and Barbara Bush are the only two women to have been married to one U.S. president and the mother of another.

Adams's life is one of the most documented of the First Ladies: she is remembered for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he stayed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the Continental Congresses. John frequently sought the advice of Abigail on many matters, and their letters are filled with intellectual discussions on government and politics. Her letters also serve as eyewitness accounts of the American Revolutionary War home front.

Design: Joseph Menna (JFM)

Depicts a youthful Abigail Adams writing a letter to her husband while he served in the Second Continental Congress. John Adams valued his wife’s advice above the counsel of any other contemporary, holding that her political wisdom equaled that of his professional colleagues. In one letter, Abigail urged her husband to “remember the ladies” as the new nation was being formed. This advice is featured as an inscription in Cleveland’s design, which was sculpted by U.S. Mint Medallic Sculptor Phebe Hemphill.

The inscriptions include “United States of America”, “E Pluribus Unum”, the quote “Remember the Ladies” in a script, with the denomination, gold content, and purity.

Design: Thomas Cleveland (TC)
Modelling: Phebe Hemphill (PH)