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<p>[QUOTE="Bedford, post: 155531, member: 4917"]Did you know this about the Peace Dollar ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Who designed the Peace Dollar ?</p><p> Well if your a normal chap Im sure you would say Anthony De Francisci.</p><p>Unfortunatly you would only be about half way correct.</p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the reverse of the coin, De Francisci modeled an eagle with its head downward clutching a broken sword. </p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>So there you have it ,good ole George Morgan was the designer of the reverse of the Peace Dollar.</p><p>I hope this wasn't something you already knew because its always good to learn something new every day !<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers Guy & Gals-</p><p>Bud[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bedford, post: 155531, member: 4917"]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 !:D Cheers Guy & Gals- Bud[/QUOTE]
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