Liberty striding forward with torch and olive branch (Saint-Gaudens type)

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Liberty striding forward with torch and olive branch (Saint-Gaudens type) is the iconic, high-relief allegorical figure of Liberty created by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens for early 20th-century U.S. gold coins, celebrated as one of the most beautiful designs in American numismatics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf allegorical figure
coin design
personification of Liberty
artMovement Beaux-Arts
associatedWith Theodore Roosevelt administration
surface form: Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt

United States coinage redesign of the early 1900s
backgroundElement United States Capitol
surface form: U.S. Capitol building

sunburst
commissionedBy United States Mint
countryOfOrigin United States of America
creator Augustus Saint-Gaudens
depicts Liberty
United States Capitol
surface form: U.S. Capitol building

female figure
olive branch
rays of the sun
torch
describedAs one of the most beautiful designs in American numismatics
designType obverse design
fieldOfWork American numismatics
genre numismatic art
hasAttribute radiate crown of rays
hasPose striding forward
hasStyle classical drapery
holdsInLeftHand olive branch
holdsInRightHand torch
inception 1907
early 20th century
influenced modern American bullion coin designs
material gold (as used on coins)
notableFor dynamic striding pose
high relief
partOf Walking Liberty
surface form: Saint-Gaudens double eagle design
reusedIn American Gold Eagle introduced in 1986
symbolizes enlightenment
freedom
liberty
peace
usedBy United States bullion coins
surface form: United States Mint bullion program
usedFrom 1907
usedOn American Gold Eagle
surface form: American Gold Eagle bullion coin

United States double eagle
surface form: Saint-Gaudens double eagle

Eagle (10-dollar gold coin)
surface form: United States ten-dollar gold coin

United States twenty-dollar gold coin
usedUntil 1933

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United States double eagle obverseDesign Liberty striding forward with torch and olive branch (Saint-Gaudens type)