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 In
commemoration of the bicentennials of the Louisiana Purchase and the
Lewis and Clark expedition, the President enacted Public Law 108-15 to
modify the Jefferson 5-cent coin (nickel) to reflect images evocative of
the historic expedition into the Louisiana Territory. The United States
Mint began the Westward Journey Nickel Series™ in 2005 with the release
of the Peace Medal and Keelboat nickels. In 2005, a contemporary image
of President Jefferson will appear on the nickel, along with two new
reverse designs that recognize the American Indians and wildlife
encountered by the Lewis and Clark expedition and the progress and
culmination of the journey. Depictions of Monticello and Thomas
Jefferson will return to the nickel in 2006.
Editorial: Ed Kelley, owner of Kelley's Coins,
believes this series of nickels will be some of the most beautiful coins
to ever come out of the US Mint. Ed stated, "The new United States Mint
Artistic Infusion Program has proved to be an incredible asset to the US
Mint and with this new program in place, the US will once again produce
some incredibly beautiful coins to rival those from around the world".
This final series of the Westward Journey Commemorative Nickels is
undoubtedly going to be one of the most highly prized and collected
coins in recent memory, possibly even rivaling the 50 State Quarter
program for a given state.
2005 Obverse Design:
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The obverse design for the 2005 nickels will
bear, for the first time in 67 years, a new likeness of
America’s third president, Thomas Jefferson. The “Liberty”
inscription on the coin is based upon Jefferson’s own
handwriting. The design is based on the marble bust of Jefferson
by the French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon, completed in 1789.
The design was made age-appropriate to his presidency by
utilizing later paintings by Gilbert Stuart and Rembrandt Peale.
The design was created by United States Mint
Artistic Infusion Program artist, Joe Fitzgerald, of Silver
Spring, Maryland. United States Mint sculptor-engraver Don
Everhart sculpted the design. |
2005 Spring Reverse Design:
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The first of two new reverses on the
2005-dated nickel will feature the American bison, recognizing
the American Indians and wildlife encountered by the Lewis and
Clark expedition. Expedition journals described the buffalo, and
it was an animal of great significance to many American Indian
cultures.
The design was created by United States Mint
Artistic Infusion Program artist, Jamie Franki, of Concord,
North Carolina. United States Mint sculptor-engraver Norman E.
Nemeth sculpted the design. |
2005 Summer/Fall Reverse Design:
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In late 2005, the nickel will feature a scene
of the Pacific Ocean and an inscription reflecting an excited
entry in the journal of Captain William Clark on November 7,
1805. The design visually depicts the expedition’s exultation on
believing they had finally reached the Pacific Ocean after so
many months of arduous travel.
The design was created by United States Mint
Artistic Infusion Program artist, Joe Fitzgerald, of Silver
Spring, Maryland, and was sculpted by United States Mint
sculptor/engraver Donna Weaver. |
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