The United States Mint released images of the upcoming release of the American Liberty Gold Coin and Silver Medal.
The new 1 oz gold coin will be minted with .9999 fine gold with a nominal face value of $100.
The silver medal will be minted with one ounce of .999 fine silver. Both are schedule for release some time this summer.
These new designs from the mint emerge from the Artistic Infusion program led by Program Designers Elana Halger and John P. McGraw along with Chief Engraver Joseph Menna.
The American Liberty product line is a new high relief series that features modern interpretations of the Liberty theme on the obverse and depictions of the national bird on the reverse.
The gold coins will be minted at the West Point Mint. While the Philadelphia Mint will strike the silver medals. Each will have corresponding mint marks prominently on the obverse.
Both are part of the Mint’s program of American Liberty products. Commemorative coins and medals from the program are noted for their unique design where obverses (heads side) carry modern interpretations of Liberty and reverses (tails side) depict eagles.
The obverse shows a bristlecone pine, believed to be among the longest-lived life forms on Earth. In the Inyo National Forest in California is a tree referred to locally as the Methuselah Tree that is verified to be 4,854 years old. It is believed to be the oldest living thing on earth highlighting the resilience of this species to survive cataclysmic changes and repopulate the land in areas affected by lava flows and glacial runoffs.
The reverse depict a young bald eagle standing atop a rocky outcropping preparing to take flight.