Depicts the head and neck of the Goddess of Liberty in profile, facing left, wearing a diadem of spikes (in somewhat similar style to that seen on the Statue of Liberty). LIBERTY is above, while IN GOD WE TRUST and the date are below.

The engraver, Anthony de Francisci, based the design of Liberty on the features of his wife, Teresa de Francisci.

Depicts a perched bald eagle perched on a rock and clutching an olive branch, with the legend PEACE inscribed below. UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA and E·PLURIBUS UNUM are above, while ONE DOLLAR is to be seen just below the center. Rays of an unseen sun emanate from the lower right.

Mint marks D for Denver Mint and S for San Francisco Mint are located above the tip of eagle's wings below O of ONE. Philadelphia Mint specimens lack mint mark.

The bald eagle is a bird of prey found in North America. Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. It is found near large bodies of open water with an abundant food supply and old-growth trees for nesting. Bald eagles are not actually bald; the name derives from an older meaning of the word, "white headed".

The bald eagle is important in various Native American cultures and, as the national bird of the United States, is prominent in seals and logos, coinage, postage stamps, and other items relating to the U.S. federal government.

E Pluribus Unum — Latin for "Out of many, one" — is a phrase on the Seal of the United States. Never codified by law, E Pluribus Unum was considered a de facto motto of the United States until 1956 when the United States Congress passed an act (H. J. Resolution 396), adopting "In God We Trust" as the official motto.