Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar Coin Designs Unveiled on 145th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address
Arizona Coin Collector
http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?action=press_release&ID=962
November 19, 2008
Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar Coin
Designs Unveiled on 145th Anniversary of the
Gettysburg Address
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - United States Mint Deputy
Director Andrew Brunhart today unveiled
designs for the 2009 Abraham Lincoln
Commemorative Silver Dollar during the annual
Dedication Day Ceremony at Soldiers' National
Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The
unveiling took place on the 145th anniversary
of the dedication of Soldiers' National
Cemetery, where Abraham Lincoln delivered his
famous Gettysburg Address in 1863. Renowned
historical documentary director Ken Burns,
Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania Vice
President Ronald L. Hankey and Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (ALBC)
Co-Chairman Harold Holzer also participated
in the ceremony.
"It is my great honor to represent the United
States Mint on the 145th anniversary of Abraham
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address," Deputy Director
Brunhart said. "It is also my great privilege
to introduce the designs for the 2009 Abraham
Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar to the
American people."
The obverse (heads side) of the Abraham Lincoln
Commemorative Silver Dollar was created by United
States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master
Designer Justin Kunz and sculpted by United
States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Don Everhart. The
image, symbolic of Lincoln's strength and resolve,
was inspired by Daniel Chester French's famous
sculpture of the President that sits inside the
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Inscriptions
on the obverse are LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST
and 2009.
The coin's reverse (tails side) was designed and
executed by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver
Phebe Hemphill. The design features the following
inscription: WE HERE HIGHLY RESOLVE THAT THESE
DEAD SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN - THAT THIS
NATION, UNDER GOD, SHALL HAVE A NEW BIRTH OF
FREEDOM - AND THAT GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY
THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE, SHALL NOT PERISH
FROM THE EARTH. These immortal words-the last
43 words of the Gettysburg Address-are encircled
by a laurel wreath. Above the wreath is the
inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Below the
wreath, Lincoln's signature is incused in the
center of a curling banner. ONE DOLLAR and E
PLURIBUS UNUM are incused on either side of
his signature.
The United States Mint is authorized to mint
and issue 500,000 Abraham Lincoln Commemorative
Silver Dollar coins to commemorate the 200th
anniversary of his birth in 1809. Authorized by
Public Law 109-285, the Abraham Lincoln
Commemorative Silver Dollars will be struck at
the United States Mint at Philadelphia in proof
and uncirculated versions. Surcharges collected
from the sale of these commemorative coins are
authorized to be paid to the ALBC to further
its work.
The United States Mint will begin accepting orders
for the Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Silver
Dollar in early 2009.
Digital images of the 2009 Abraham Lincoln
Commemorative Coin are available at:
http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=Photo#2009ALCommem
Contact:
Press inquiries:
Michael White (202) 354-7222
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