Polio vaccine
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State: Pennsylvania
Drescription: The 2019 Pennsylvania American Innovation $1 Coin honors the 1953 development of the polio vaccine by Dr. Jonas Salk and his team. The reverse design features a period microscope and three different magnifications of the poliovirus, symbolizing the scientific breakthrough. It includes the inscriptions "POLIO VACCINE," "1953," and "PENNSYLVANIA".
Coin Details
Obverse: Features a dramatic, in-profile representation of the Statue of Liberty.
Reverse: Designed by a U.S. Mint artistic infusion program artist, it depicts a microscope and three levels of magnification of the polio virus.
Inscriptions: The reverse includes "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "POLIO VACCINE," "1953," and "PENNSYLVANIA".
Edge: The edge is incused with the year of issuance (2019), the mint mark (P, D, or S), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
The coin was released in Philadelphia (P), Denver (D), and San Francisco (S) mint marks, with special reverse proof versions also produced.
Drescription: The 2019 Pennsylvania American Innovation $1 Coin honors the 1953 development of the polio vaccine by Dr. Jonas Salk and his team. The reverse design features a period microscope and three different magnifications of the poliovirus, symbolizing the scientific breakthrough. It includes the inscriptions "POLIO VACCINE," "1953," and "PENNSYLVANIA".
Coin Details
Obverse: Features a dramatic, in-profile representation of the Statue of Liberty.
Reverse: Designed by a U.S. Mint artistic infusion program artist, it depicts a microscope and three levels of magnification of the polio virus.
Inscriptions: The reverse includes "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "POLIO VACCINE," "1953," and "PENNSYLVANIA".
Edge: The edge is incused with the year of issuance (2019), the mint mark (P, D, or S), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
The coin was released in Philadelphia (P), Denver (D), and San Francisco (S) mint marks, with special reverse proof versions also produced.