Silver Medal 2020 Mayflower 400th Anniversary, Coin from United States - detailed information

The obverse design features a Mayflower Pilgrim family bracing against the cold and windy weather, foreshadowing their coming hardships, while the ship is anchored in the harbour. Incuse around below, the anniversary dates 1620 - 2020. The artist's initials CTS (for Chris Costello) are in the lower left. The obverse was engraved by Renata Gordon, whose initials RG are in the lower right, in the waves below the ship.

A pair of mayflower blossoms in the outer rim flank the design. Around above, the inscription A CIVIL BODY POLITICK. Around below, MAYFLOWER COMPACT.

The reverse design depicts a Wampanoag man and woman employing a planting technique used to grow several crops that were staples for the Wampanoag people. This method helped keep the soil healthy, maintaining the resources for annual plantings and successful harvests. The artist's initials CTS (for Chris Costello) are in the lower left. The obverse was engraved by Michael Gaudioso, whose initials MG are in the lower right, next to the Indian woman's foot.

Around above in the outer rim, the inscription SUSTAINERS OF LIFE recalls not only this sustainable planting technique but the critical skills the Wampanoag people afforded the Pilgrims by teaching them how to successfully plant and harvest the land.

Around below, PEOPLE OF THE DAWN.