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Image: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:BrandonBigheart" title="User:BrandonBigheart">BrandonBigheart</a> for the photograph; Adolph Weinman for the coin design. (Public domain)
DenominationDime
Country / EmpireUnited States
Obverse DesignWinged Liberty Head (often mistaken for the Roman god Mercury), wearing a Phrygian cap with wings, symbolizing freedom of thought. Inscriptions include "LIBERTY", "IN GOD WE TRUST", and the year of minting.
Reverse DesignFasces (a bundle of rods with an axe) symbolizing unity and strength, flanked by an olive branch symbolizing peace. Inscriptions include "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", "E PLURIBUS UNUM", and "ONE DIME".
