2017-01-17 Tue

The 2017 American Liberty gold coin is the first in a series of 24-karat gold coins that will depict an allegorical Liberty in different forms to highlight the cultural and ethnic diversity of the United States. The 2017 coin was released on 12th January officially.

The final design was approved by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA). Liberty is depicted as a young African American woman. Officials said that the representation of Liberty was evolving along with the nation. The coin release also celebrates the US Mint’s 225th anniversary.

The obverse features Liberty wearing a crown of stars, with the inscriptions LIBERTY, 1792, 2017, and IN GOD WE TRUST. The reverse design depicts an eagle in flight with the inscriptions include UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, 1OZ. .9999 FINE GOLD, and 100 DOLLARS.