Obverse: the obverse of the coin features a portrait of Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States. The inscription THOMAS JEFFERSON · ARCHITECT OF DEMOCRACY is arched above, and IN GOD WE TRUST appears on the right side. The portrait separates the years 1743 and 1993. At the bottom, the word LIBERTY is inscribed.
Reverse: the reverse of the coin depicts Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s main residence and plantation. At the top is the inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, followed by MONTICELLO, the Latin phrase E PLURIBUS UNUM, and at the bottom, the denomination ONE DOLLAR.
About the coin: this historic silver coin was issued to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson’s birth.
