American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar
Artifact SeriesDomestic Gifts
Artifact IDDO.751540
Object Type
Coin, Commemorative
Designer
Joseph Menna
(American, 1970)
Designer
Don Everhart
Intended Recipient
President Barack Obama
(American, 1961)
Date
2010
Medium
plastic, metal (silver)
DimensionsOverall - 3D H 1/4 in x Diam 1 3/4 in (0.6 cm x 4.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionPhysical DescriptionCommemorative American Veterans Disabled for Life silver dollar coin housed in a clear plastic case. Engraved on one side is the feet of three standing people, the person on the right with a prosthetic leg, the person in the center with two legs and a crutch, and the person on the left with two legs. Engraved on the reverse is a laurel with a five-petaled flower at the center.
Inscriptions and MarkingsEmbossed on obverse: THEY STOOD UP FOR US
IN GOD WE TRUST
2010
W
LIBERTY
Embossed on reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Take
This Moment
to Honor Our
Disabled
Defenders of
Freedom
E. PLURIBUS UNUM ONE DOLLAR
Custodial History / ProvenanceThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to President Barack Obama during the Obama Administration. It was received through the Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January 2017 for deposit with the Obama Presidential Library.Additional DetailsNational Archives Catalog CollectionBarack Obama Artifact Collection (National Archives Identifier 63542091)
National Archives Catalog SeriesDomestic Gifts (National Archives Identifier 66540613)
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