Liberty Head (Type 1)

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Liberty Head (Type 1) is the classic 19th-century U.S. gold coin portrait featuring Lady Liberty’s head, used on the earliest gold dollar issues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coin design
numismatic type
appliesTo obverse design of U.S. gold dollar
associatedWith U.S. 19th-century gold coinage
countryOfOrigin United States of America
currency United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
denominationContext one dollar
depicts Lady Liberty
linked to: Statue of Liberty

head of Liberty
designStyle classic Liberty portrait
designTypeNumber Type 1
era pre-Civil War United States
hasDesignElement inscription LIBERTY
portrait of Liberty facing left
stars around Liberty’s head
imageType female allegorical figure
materialContext gold
notableFor being the first design used on U.S. gold dollars
numismaticCategory U.S. federal gold coin design
timePeriod 19th century
usedBy United States Mint
usedFor circulating coinage
usedOn U.S. gold dollar coins
linked to: United States coins

earliest U.S. gold dollar issues
gold dollar

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

gold dollar obverseDesign Liberty Head (Type 1)
gold dollar type Type 1 Liberty Head gold dollar
linked to: Liberty Head (Type 1)
United States double eagle obverseDesign Liberty head (Liberty Head type)
linked to: Liberty Head (Type 1)
Morgan dollar obverseDesign Liberty head
linked to: Liberty Head (Type 1)
Indian Princess Head (Type 2) precededBy Liberty Head (Type 1) gold dollar obverse
linked to: Liberty Head (Type 1)
James B. Longacre notableWork Liberty Head gold dollar design
linked to: Liberty Head (Type 1)