New Pt Eagle Reverse For 06-Numismatic News

2006 will see new reverse for platinum Eagle
By Peter Lindblad

March is not going to go out like a lion this year. An eagle is more like it.

Near the end of March, the Mint is expected to release the 2006 American Eagle platinum proof coins. The kicker is, the coin will have a new reverse.

It's the first in a new, three-year series entitled "Foundations of American Democracy." The purpose of the series is to celebrate all the branches of governments, and they will be honored in the order they appear in the U.S. Constitution.

Leading off in 2006 is the Legislative Branch. Batting second is the Executive Branch in 2007, with the Judicial Branch going third in 2008.

Joel Iskowitz of Woodstock, N.Y., a master designer with the Mint's Artistic Infusion Program, came up with the rendering for the Legislative reverse, which features a "Legislative Muse" inscribing the nation's law. She is flanked by twin pillars, with eagles perched on them.

As an aside, it appears to me to be a very elegant image, a throwback to an age long gone in American coinage.

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