Walking Liberty
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Walking Liberty is an iconic allegorical figure of Liberty depicted striding toward the sunrise, most famously used on early 20th-century U.S. coinage and later adapted for the American Silver Eagle bullion coin.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walking Liberty half dollar | 5 |
| Walking Liberty canonical | 3 |
| Saint-Gaudens double eagle design | 1 |
| Walking Liberty Half Dollar | 1 |
| Walking Liberty Half Dollar (1916) | 1 |
| Walking Liberty Half Dollar design | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3925444 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walking Liberty Context triple: [United States half dollar coins, obverseDesign, Walking Liberty]
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A.
Seated Liberty dollar
The Seated Liberty dollar is a 19th-century United States silver dollar featuring Liberty seated on a rock, minted from the late 1830s to 1873 and prized today by numismatists.
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B.
Peace dollar
The Peace dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1935, celebrated for its depiction of Lady Liberty and its commemoration of the end of World War I.
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C.
Seated Liberty dime
The Seated Liberty dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin minted from 1837 to 1891, featuring an image of Liberty seated on a rock and widely collected today for its historical and numismatic significance.
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D.
Morgan dollar
The Morgan dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, renowned among collectors for its classic Liberty design and historical significance in the late 19th-century American economy.
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E.
Liberty Head (Type 1)
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walking Liberty Target entity description: Walking Liberty is an iconic allegorical figure of Liberty depicted striding toward the sunrise, most famously used on early 20th-century U.S. coinage and later adapted for the American Silver Eagle bullion coin.
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A.
Seated Liberty dollar
The Seated Liberty dollar is a 19th-century United States silver dollar featuring Liberty seated on a rock, minted from the late 1830s to 1873 and prized today by numismatists.
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B.
Peace dollar
The Peace dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1935, celebrated for its depiction of Lady Liberty and its commemoration of the end of World War I.
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C.
Seated Liberty dime
The Seated Liberty dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin minted from 1837 to 1891, featuring an image of Liberty seated on a rock and widely collected today for its historical and numismatic significance.
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D.
Morgan dollar
The Morgan dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, renowned among collectors for its classic Liberty design and historical significance in the late 19th-century American economy.
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E.
Liberty Head (Type 1)
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical figure
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personification of Liberty ⓘ |
| adoptedForAmericanSilverEagle | 1986 ⓘ |
| appearsWithInscription |
"Liberty"
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"United States of America" ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| artStyle | neoclassical ⓘ |
| associatedWithDenomination | half dollar ⓘ |
| associatedWithMetal | silver ⓘ |
| category | national personification of the United States ⓘ |
| considered | iconic U.S. coin design ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depictedAs | female figure ⓘ |
| depicts | Liberty ⓘ |
| designedBy | Adolph A. Weinman ⓘ |
| eraOfOriginalCoinUse | early 20th century ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
United States flag draped over shoulders
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mountains in background ⓘ rising sun ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceOnCoin |
Walking Liberty half dollar
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linked to:
Walking Liberty
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| firstYearOfUseOnCoin | 1916 ⓘ |
| holdsInLeftHand | bundle of laurel and oak branches ⓘ |
| holdsInRightHand | outstretched hand ⓘ |
| influenced | modern U.S. bullion coin aesthetics ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | classical representations of Liberty ⓘ |
| lastYearOfUseOnHalfDollar | 1947 ⓘ |
| medium | coin design ⓘ |
| mottoShownWith |
"In God We Trust"
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linked to:
In God We Trust
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| notableFor |
dynamic walking pose
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use on bullion coinage ⓘ |
| obverseDesignOf |
American Silver Eagle
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Walking Liberty half dollar ⓘ
linked to:
Walking Liberty
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| posture | striding toward the sunrise ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Columbia (personification)
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linked to:
National personification Columbia
Lady Liberty ⓘ
linked to:
Statue of Liberty
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| symbolizes |
freedom
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hope ⓘ liberty ⓘ patriotism ⓘ progress ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Mint ⓘ |
| usedIn | U.S. coinage ⓘ |
| usedOn |
American Silver Eagle
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American Silver Eagle bullion coin ⓘ
linked to:
American Silver Eagle
American Silver Eagle proof coin ⓘ
linked to:
American Silver Eagle
American Silver Eagle uncirculated coin ⓘ Walking Liberty half dollar ⓘ
linked to:
Walking Liberty
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Walking Liberty Description of subject: Walking Liberty is an iconic allegorical figure of Liberty depicted striding toward the sunrise, most famously used on early 20th-century U.S. coinage and later adapted for the American Silver Eagle bullion coin.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Liberty striding forward with torch and olive branch (Saint-Gaudens type)
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Saint-Gaudens double eagle design
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