United States | |
Value | 1 United States dollar |
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Mass | 26.73 g (0.859 troy oz) |
Diameter | 38.1 mm (1.500 in) |
Years of minting | 1994 |
Mint marks | Philadelphia Mint |
Obverse | |
Design | Chained eagle breaking free through a ring of barbed wire. |
Designer | Tom Nielsen |
Reverse | |
Design | Proposed design for the National Prisoner of War Museum. |
Designer | Edgar Z. Steever, IV |
The Prisoners of War silver dollar is a commemorative coin issued by the United States Mint in 1994. [1] It was one of three coins in the 1994 Veterans Program, along with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Women in Military Service for America Memorial silver dollars. [2]
The following specifications are given by H.R. 3616. [3]