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!
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- 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.
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