Did you know this about the Peace Dollar ?
Who designed the Peace Dollar ?
Well if your a normal chap Im sure you would say Anthony De Francisci.
Unfortunatly you would only be about half way correct.
De Francisci's wife , Teresa Cafarelli, served as the artist's model for the goddess of Liberty. To displel any possible critcism, De Francisci told a newspaper columnist that the bust was "not a photograph of Mrs. De Francisci but was a composite face that typified something of America" A radiant headband accentuates the head & creates an image similar to the Statue of Liberty. The date , motto , & word Liberty are well spaced to balance the design & help produce the image of a young, eager personification of Freedom facing a new era of peace.
For the reverse of the coin, De Francisci modeled an eagle with its head downward clutching a broken sword.
Somecritics interperated this as a symbolic referance to the Washington Disarmament Conference . Yeilding to unfavorable publicty , treasury officials ordered Cheif Engraver George T. Morgan to prepare a new reverse showing the eagle with folded wings & with out a sword , Or the version we have always known.
So there you have it ,good ole George Morgan was the designer of the reverse of the Peace Dollar.
I hope this wasn't something you already knew because its always good to learn something new every day !
Cheers Guy & Gals-
Bud
