"Double Eagle" Twenty Dollar Gold Piece [reverse]

model 1905-1907, struck 1907

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Associated Names
Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Artist, American, born Ireland, 1848 - 1907

This is a photograph of a gold coin. The image shows an intricately engraved gold coin featuring an eagle in flight at the center. Above the eagle are the words "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TWENTY DOLLARS." Rays emanate from the bottom of the coin, adding movement. The eagle's feathers and the reflective quality of the gold enhance the coin's depth and luster.

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G1

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gold alloy

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Wilmerding

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.100.1.b

Associated Artworks

This is a round gold coin or medallion. The coin depicts a woman in flowing robes holding a torch in one hand and an olive branch in the other, surrounded by rays of light. Her long hair flows behind her. One of her knees is bent, the foot resting on what seems to be a large rock, while her other foot is next to a small domed building. The coin is inscribed with the word "LIBERTY" at the top surrounded by a ring of stars. The date "MCMVII" is imprinted at the lower right.

"Double Eagle" Twenty Dollar Gold Piece [obverse]

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

1905

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Wilmerding, Princeton; gift 2008 to NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

around circumference, reverse: .UNITED.STATES.OF.AMERICA. / .TWENTY.DOLLARS.; on edge of coin: EPLURIBUSUNUM**

Wikidata ID

Q63863755

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