5 American dollars | Half Eagle

 

The American Half Eagle has a purity of 900/1.000 (21,6 carats) and a net weight of 7,52 grams. The other 0,84 grams consist of copper, which gives the coin its typical dark yellow color. In addition, the alloy also ensures the strength of the coin, necessary to withstand the wear due to regular circulation.

Design of the American 5 dollars - Half Eagle

On the back you can see the heraldic eagle with shield, which symbolizes the nation. In his left claw he holds three arrows, in his right an olive branch. Around the coin you will see ‘United States of America’ and at the bottom the face value of the coin ‘ten d.’. From 1866 the slogan ‘In God we trust’ was added on the other side of the coins; it was placed in a ribbon above the eagle.
On the reverse you will see an eagle on a branch designed by Saint-Gaudens for the $10 coins. He holds an olive branch in his claws. Next to the eagle you will find on the left the former slogan of the United States ‘E Pluribus Unum’ (‘One from many'). To the right of the eagle is the slogan 'In God we trust'. President Theodore Roosevelt had expressly asked Saint-Gaudens not to include this well-known slogan in the new design. He thought that it was an insult to religion, knowing that the coins would circulate equally within the criminal environments. From 1908, however, the slogan was placed on the $10 coins after all, giving the $5 coins automatically the same design. At the top of the coin is ‘United States of America’. At the bottom you will find the face value of the coin ‘five dollars’.
The design of the $5 Indian Head coins deviates (along with that of the $2,5 coin) from the normal designs for the dollars coins, since the portraits and inscriptions are minted in the coins, giving you a downward - rather than the usually upward - relief.

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