DC Defibrillator
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State: Maine
Drescription: The 2024 Maine American Innovation ($1) coin honors Dr. Bernard Lown’s 1962 invention of the direct current (DC) defibrillator. The reverse features a portrait of Dr. Lown alongside his device in operation, with inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "BERNARD LOWN, M.D.," "DIRECT CURRENT DEFIBRILLATOR," and "MAINE".
Key Features and Design:
Reverse (Tails): Depicts Dr. Bernard Lown with the direct current defibrillator, which revolutionized cardiac care by using timed electrical jolts to restore normal heart rhythms.
Obverse (Heads): Features a stylized Statue of Liberty in profile, with the inscription "(1)" and a privy mark of a stylized gear representing industry and innovation.
Edge: Features incused lettering, including the year of minting, mint mark (P or D), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Drescription: The 2024 Maine American Innovation ($1) coin honors Dr. Bernard Lown’s 1962 invention of the direct current (DC) defibrillator. The reverse features a portrait of Dr. Lown alongside his device in operation, with inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "BERNARD LOWN, M.D.," "DIRECT CURRENT DEFIBRILLATOR," and "MAINE".
Key Features and Design:
Reverse (Tails): Depicts Dr. Bernard Lown with the direct current defibrillator, which revolutionized cardiac care by using timed electrical jolts to restore normal heart rhythms.
Obverse (Heads): Features a stylized Statue of Liberty in profile, with the inscription "(1)" and a privy mark of a stylized gear representing industry and innovation.
Edge: Features incused lettering, including the year of minting, mint mark (P or D), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".