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<p>[QUOTE="CoinCorgi, post: 26242476, member: 88934"]The law...[warning...it's a pdf]</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.congress.gov/115/statute/STATUTE-132/STATUTE-132-Pg1515.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.congress.gov/115/statute/STATUTE-132/STATUTE-132-Pg1515.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.congress.gov/115/statute/STATUTE-132/STATUTE-132-Pg1515.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's an excerpt from the law that clearly states which side is which...</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><i>(2) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding subsection</i></p><p><i>(d)(1) and subsection (d)(2), the $1 coins issued in accordance</i></p><p><i>with paragraph (1)(A) shall meet the following design require-</i></p><p><i>ments: ‘‘(A) COIN OBVERSE.—The common design on the</i></p><p><i>obverse of each coin issued under this subsection shall</i></p><p><i>contain—</i></p><p><i>‘‘(i) a likeness of the Statue of Liberty extending</i></p><p><i>to the rim of the coin and large enough to provide</i></p><p><i>a dramatic representation of Liberty;</i></p><p><i>‘‘(ii) the inscription ‘$1’; and</i></p><p><i>‘‘(iii) the inscription ‘In God We Trust’.</i></p><p><i>‘‘(B) COIN REVERSE.—The design on the reverse of each</i></p><p><i>coin issued under this subsection shall bear the following:</i></p><p><i>‘‘(i) An image or images emblematic of one of the</i></p><p><i>following from one of the 50 States, the District of</i></p><p><i>Columbia, or the territories of the United States:</i></p><p><i>‘‘(I) A significant innovation.</i></p><p><i>‘‘(II) An innovator.</i></p><p><i>‘‘(III) A group of innovators.</i></p><p><i>‘‘(ii) The name of the State, the District of</i></p><p><i>Columbia, or territory, as applicable.</i></p><p><i>‘‘(iii) The inscription ‘United States of America’.</i></p><p><i>‘‘(C) EDGE-INCUSED INSCRIPTIONS.—</i></p><p><i>‘‘(i) I N GENERAL.—The inscription of the year of</i></p><p><i>minting or issuance of the coin, the mint mark, and</i></p><p><i>the inscription ‘E Pluribus Unum’ shall be edge-incused</i></p><p><i>into the coin.</i></p><p><i>‘‘(ii) PRESERVATION OF DISTINCTIVE EDGE.—The</i></p><p><i>edge-incusing of the inscriptions under clause (i) on</i></p><p><i>coins issued under this subsection shall be done in</i></p><p><i>a manner that preserves the distinctive edge of the</i></p><p><i>coin so that the denomination of the coin is readily</i></p><p><i>discernible, including by individuals who are blind or</i></p><p><i>visually impaired.</i></p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CoinCorgi, post: 26242476, member: 88934"]The law...[warning...it's a pdf] [URL]https://www.congress.gov/115/statute/STATUTE-132/STATUTE-132-Pg1515.pdf[/URL] Here's an excerpt from the law that clearly states which side is which... [INDENT][I](2) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding subsection (d)(1) and subsection (d)(2), the $1 coins issued in accordance with paragraph (1)(A) shall meet the following design require- ments: ‘‘(A) COIN OBVERSE.—The common design on the obverse of each coin issued under this subsection shall contain— ‘‘(i) a likeness of the Statue of Liberty extending to the rim of the coin and large enough to provide a dramatic representation of Liberty; ‘‘(ii) the inscription ‘$1’; and ‘‘(iii) the inscription ‘In God We Trust’. ‘‘(B) COIN REVERSE.—The design on the reverse of each coin issued under this subsection shall bear the following: ‘‘(i) An image or images emblematic of one of the following from one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or the territories of the United States: ‘‘(I) A significant innovation. ‘‘(II) An innovator. ‘‘(III) A group of innovators. ‘‘(ii) The name of the State, the District of Columbia, or territory, as applicable. ‘‘(iii) The inscription ‘United States of America’. ‘‘(C) EDGE-INCUSED INSCRIPTIONS.— ‘‘(i) I N GENERAL.—The inscription of the year of minting or issuance of the coin, the mint mark, and the inscription ‘E Pluribus Unum’ shall be edge-incused into the coin. ‘‘(ii) PRESERVATION OF DISTINCTIVE EDGE.—The edge-incusing of the inscriptions under clause (i) on coins issued under this subsection shall be done in a manner that preserves the distinctive edge of the coin so that the denomination of the coin is readily discernible, including by individuals who are blind or visually impaired.[/I][/INDENT][/QUOTE]
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