fwo_374059 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 Dime Mercury 1917 Philadelphie
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Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 12.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2016)
Price : 12.00 €
Type : 1 Dime Mercury
Date: 1917
Mint name / Town : Philadelphie
Quantity minted : 55230000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 17,9 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Edge : cannelée
Obverse
Obverse legend : LIBERTY // IN GOD / WE TRUST // 1917.
Obverse description : Tête casquée de Mercure à gauche.
Reverse
Reverse legend : UNITED. STATES. OF. AMERICA. ONE - DIME.
Reverse description : Faisceau / E. PLURIBUS. UNUM.
Commentary
Le type “Mercury” (Mercure) est l’oeuvre du sculpteur et médailliste Adolph Alexander Weinman (1870-1852) dont le monogramme AW est visible au dessus de la date. Ses travaux suivent la plupart du temps un modèle classique lyrique. Ses figures revêtent souvent l'habillement gréco-romain, mais avec une fluidité particulière qui annonce un modèle Art Déco à venir.
Le Dime “Mercury” frappé de 1916 à 1945 sera remplacé à partir de 1946 par le type Franklin Delano Roosevelt..
The “Mercury” type is the work of sculptor and medalist Adolph Alexander Weinman (1870-1852), whose monogram AW is visible above the date. His works generally follow a lyrical classical model. His figures often wear Greco-Roman clothing, but with a particular fluidity that foreshadows a future Art Deco model. The “Mercury” Dime struck from 1916 to 1945 was replaced in 1946 by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt type.
Le Dime “Mercury” frappé de 1916 à 1945 sera remplacé à partir de 1946 par le type Franklin Delano Roosevelt..
The “Mercury” type is the work of sculptor and medalist Adolph Alexander Weinman (1870-1852), whose monogram AW is visible above the date. His works generally follow a lyrical classical model. His figures often wear Greco-Roman clothing, but with a particular fluidity that foreshadows a future Art Deco model. The “Mercury” Dime struck from 1916 to 1945 was replaced in 1946 by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt type.