Within a plain rim, the obverse of the coin shows a portrait of Miss Liberty facing left, the tight curls of her hair caught in a Phrygian cap (pileus) which is winged. This is reminiscent of the Roman god Mercury, where the popular name of the Mercury Dime comes, on which the design was first used.
Around above in large letters, the word LIBERTY is partly obscured by the top of the cap.
On two lines below left, the national motto IN · GOD WE · TRUST.
The designer's monogram WA (W over A), for Adolph Weinman, is in the field below right.
Below right, under the neck truncation of the portrait, the date: 2017. |