2023 1oz Silver Libertas Americana NGC PF70UCAM 20 Euro First Day of Issue

Limited Mintage of only 3000 examples. 20 Euro, 1oz silver coin. Stunning design!

$199.95

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Product Code

C14097

Description

Founding Father Benjamin Franklin commissioned the Libertas Americana medal to mark the new nation’s victories against the British in battles at Saratoga and Yorktown.
At the time, Franklin was serving as the United States’ minister to France; without French military and naval support against the British, victory may not have been possible.
The battles were fought almost exactly four years apart, Saratoga occurring on Oct. 17, 1777, and Yorktown on Oct. 19, 1781.
Both dates appear on the medal’s reverse while America’s Independence Day, July 4, 1776, appears on its obverse.
Designed by French artist Esprit-Antoine Gibelin and sculpted by Augustin Dupre, the medal’s obverse depicts Lady Liberty with her hair flowing in the wind alongside a freedom cap on a pole.
The medal’s reverse depicts an infant strangling two serpents, a call back to the myth of Hercules and also representing the twin battles of Saratoga and Yorktown. Alongside the child, the goddess Minerva keeps a lion at bay, symbolizing France’s assistance in fighting the British.