Obverse : Head and shoulders portrait of Jefferson facing left, with IN GOD WE TRUST to the left and LIBERTY and the date to the right.
Reverse : Monticello at the center, E PLURIBUS UNUM above, and inscriptions of MONTICELLO, FIVE CENTS, and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA below.
Note :To differentiate the new alloy and to aid in later redemption and sorting by metallic content of these pieces by the Treasury Department, the wartime pieces were made with a large mintmark above the dome of Monticello. |