Gerber Variable Scale
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State: Connecticut
Drescription: The 2020 Connecticut American Innovation $1 coin honors Heinz Joseph Gerber’s Variable Scale, a revolutionary 1945 engineering tool. The design depicts the scale increasing a geometric shape, resembling Connecticut, by 200%. It features inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "GERBER VARIABLE SCALE," and "CONNECTICUT".
Key Features and Details:
Design (Reverse): Features the Gerber Variable Scale in use, representing its function to scale, stretch, and measure, which significantly aided 20th-century engineers and architects.
Obverse: Features a representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile with a stylized gear privy mark, symbolizing industry.
Mint Mark and Year: The year "2020," mint mark ("P" or "D"), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM" are incused on the edge.
Drescription: The 2020 Connecticut American Innovation $1 coin honors Heinz Joseph Gerber’s Variable Scale, a revolutionary 1945 engineering tool. The design depicts the scale increasing a geometric shape, resembling Connecticut, by 200%. It features inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "GERBER VARIABLE SCALE," and "CONNECTICUT".
Key Features and Details:
Design (Reverse): Features the Gerber Variable Scale in use, representing its function to scale, stretch, and measure, which significantly aided 20th-century engineers and architects.
Obverse: Features a representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile with a stylized gear privy mark, symbolizing industry.
Mint Mark and Year: The year "2020," mint mark ("P" or "D"), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM" are incused on the edge.