Jefferson nickel

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The Jefferson nickel is a U.S. five-cent coin first issued in 1938 featuring President Thomas Jefferson on the obverse and his home, Monticello, on the reverse.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jefferson nickel canonical 1
United States nickel (5-cent coin) 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States five-cent coin
authority United States Congress
category United States coinage
composition 25% nickel
75% copper
country United States of America
surface form: United States
denomination five cents
designChange Westward Journey nickel series
designChangePeriod 2004–2005
diameter 21.21 millimeters
edge plain
featuresBuilding Monticello
featuresPortraitOf Thomas Jefferson
introduced 1938
issuingAuthority United States Mint
mass 5.0 grams
metalType cupro-nickel
mint Denver Mint
Philadelphia Mint
San Francisco Mint
West Point Mint
namedAfter Thomas Jefferson
obverseDesign Thomas Jefferson
obverseDesigner Felix Schlag
obverseLegend IN GOD WE TRUST
LIBERTY
date
periodOfCirculation 1938–present
redesignedObverse forward-facing Jefferson portrait (2006–present)
replaced Buffalo nickel
reverseBuildingLocation Charlottesville, Virginia
reverseDesign Monticello
reverseDesigner Felix Schlag
reverseLegend E PLURIBUS UNUM
FIVE CENTS
Monticello
surface form: MONTICELLO

United States of America
surface form: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
shape round
thickness 1.95 millimeters
usedFor circulating currency
value 0.05 U.S. dollars
wartimeComposition 35% silver
56% copper
9% manganese
wartimeCompositionPeriod 1942–1945
wartimeMintmark D
P
S
wartimeMintmarkLocation above Monticello on reverse

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philadelphia Mint notableProduct Jefferson nickel
Monticello (plantation) featuredOn Jefferson nickel
this entity surface form: United States nickel (5-cent coin)