Coins of the
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English: United States of America
100 cents (single: cent) = 1 US dollar (plural: dollars) [USD]
Symbols: $ (dollar), ¢ (cent)
Languages on coins: English
Alphabets on coins: Latin
Numerals on coins: Wester Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian
Official motto: In God We Trust
Traditional motto: E Pluribus Unum (Latin: 'Out of many, one')
100 cents (single: cent) = 1 US dollar (plural: dollars) [USD]
Symbols: $ (dollar), ¢ (cent)
Languages on coins: English
Alphabets on coins: Latin
Numerals on coins: Wester Arabic
Calendars on coins: Gregorian
Official motto: In God We Trust
Traditional motto: E Pluribus Unum (Latin: 'Out of many, one')
Mint Marks
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United States Mint - Carson City Mint, Carson City (USA): "CC" |
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United States Mint - Charlotte, Charlotte (USA): "C" |
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United States Mint - Dahlonega Mint, Dahlonega (USA): "D" |
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United States Mint - Denver Mint, Denver (USA): "D" |
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United States Mint - New Orleans Mint, New Orleans (USA): "O" |
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United States Mint - Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia (USA): "P" |
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United States Mint - West Point Mint, West Point (USA): "W" |
Privy Marks
Designer Marks
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Jack L. Ahr (USA): "JLA" |
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Paul C. Balan (PHL): "PCB" |
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Lyndall Bass (USA): "LB" |
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Steven M. Bieda (?): "SMB" |
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Scott R. Blazek (?): "SB" monogram |
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Victor David Brenner (LTU): "VDB" |
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William C. Burgard III (?): "WCB" |
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Miley Frances Busiek (?): "MB" |
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Thomas Cleveland (?): stylized "TC" |
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Chris T. Costello (?): "CTC"
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William Cousins (?): monogram "WC" |
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John R. Deecken (?): "JRD" |
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Donald Nelson Everhart II (USA): "DE" |
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T. James Ferrell (USA): "TJF" |
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Edward Southworth Fisher (?): "ESF" |
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Joe Fitzgerald (USA): "JF" |
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John Flanagan (USA): "JF" |
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Barbara Fox (?): "BF" |
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Linda L. Fox (?): "LLF" |
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Jamie N. Franki (?): "JNF" |
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James Earle Fraser (USA): "F" |
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Susan Gamble (USA): "SG" |
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Frank Gasparro (USA): "FG" |
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Michael Gaudioso (?): monogram of "MG" |
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Glenna Goodacre (USA): stylized "gg" |
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Renata Gordon (?): "RG" diagonally |
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Robert Graham (?): "RG" horizontally |
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Phebe Hemphill (?): "PH" |
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Thomas R. Hipschen (USA): stylized "TRH" |
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Seth G. Huntington (USA): "SGH" |
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Joel Iskowitz (USA): "JI" |
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Elizabeth Jones (?): "EJ" |
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Marcel Jovine (?): design |
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George Klauba (?): "GK" |
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William J. Krawczewics (?): "WJK" |
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Justin Kunz (?): "JK" |
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Robert Lamb (?): "RL"
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Bill J. Leftwich (?): stylized "BL" |
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Jim Licaretz (?): "JL" |
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Charles J. Madsen (?): "CJM" |
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Alfred Maletsky (USA): "AM" |
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Chester Young Martin (USA): "CYM" |
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Richard Masters (USA): "RM" |
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Cassie Maeve McFarland (USA): "CM" |
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Dean E. McMullen (?): "DEM" |
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Joseph F. Menna (USA): "JFM" |
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John Mercanti (USA): "JM" |
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George T. Morgan (GBR): "M" 90° rotated counter clockwise |
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Frank Morris (USA): stylized "FM" |
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Patricia-Lucas Morris (?): "PLM" |
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Norman E. Nemeth (USA): "NEN" |
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Tom M. Nielsen (?): "TMN" |
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James Peed (?): "JP" |
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Joseph D. Peña (?): "JDP" |
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Bela Lyon Pratt (USA): "B.L.P." |
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Gilroy Roberts (USA): stylized "GR" |
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Thomas D. Rogers Sr. (USA): "TDR" |
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens (IRL): monogram "ASG" |
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Ronald D. Sanders (?): "RS" |
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Felix Oscar Schlag (DEU): "FS" |
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Richard T. Scott (USA): "RS" |
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James C. Sharpe (?): "JCS" |
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John Ray Sinnock (USA): "JS" |
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Marika H. Somogyi (?): "MHS" |
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Benjamin Sowards (?): "BS" |
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Edgar Zell Steever (USA): "EZS" |
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Don Troiani (USA): "DT" |
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Patricia Lewis Verani (?): monogram "PV" |
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Charles L. Vickers (USA): "CLV" |
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Donna Weaver (USA): "DW" |
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Adolph Alexander Weinman (USA): "A" and "W" as monogram or in vertical alignment |
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David Westwood (?): "DW" |
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Gary Whitley (CAN): "GW"
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Dennis R. Williams (?): "DRW" |
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Sherl Joseph Winter (?): "SJW" |
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William Woodard (?): "WW" |
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Mary Beth Zeitz (?): "MBZ" |
National identification and other marks
Coat of arms
The Great Seal of the United States consists of a bold eagle with wings and legs spread (displayed). On it's chest the eagle wears an escutcheon divided in two: an upper plain field and a lower barred field. The eagle holds in its right claw an olive branch with 13 leaves and 13 olives (representing the 13 first states) and in its left claw 13 arrows. A banner with the national motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" (Out of many, one) is hold with its beak.
Photograph of the coat of arms of the United States of America as it appears on coins
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Drawing of the coat of arms of the United States of America as it appears on coins
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This escutcheon is a part of the Great Seal. It is divided in two parts. Of the two, the lower part is decorated with vertical bars. The escutcheon resembles the flag of the United States, although it lacks the stars and the outer bars are argent (silver), instead of gules (red).
Drawing of the escutcheon of the United States of America as it appears on coins
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Photograph of the escutcheon of the United States of America as it appears on coins
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