Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel obverse design
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The Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel obverse design is the iconic early 20th-century U.S. coin portrait featuring a composite Native American profile created by sculptor James Earle Fraser.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buffalo nickel | 1 |
| Buffalo nickel series | 1 |
| Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel reverse design | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coin obverse design
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numismatic design ⓘ |
| approvedBy | U.S. Treasury Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement | American Renaissance (numismatic art) ⓘ |
| collectingCategory |
U.S. type coin
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classic U.S. nickel design ⓘ |
| countryOfUse | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
American West
NERFINISHED
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Native American heritage ⓘ |
| dateOfIntroduction | 1913 ⓘ |
| denomination | five-cent coin ⓘ |
| depicts |
Native American man
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composite Native American portrait ⓘ |
| designedBy | James Earle Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designerInitials | F ⓘ |
| designerInitialsPlacement | below date ⓘ |
| designerNationality | American ⓘ |
| designerProfession | sculptor ⓘ |
| edgeContext | plain-edge nickel ⓘ |
| features |
braided hair
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feathered headdress ⓘ prominent cheekbone and nose ⓘ right-facing Native American profile ⓘ |
| followedBy | Jefferson nickel obverse design ⓘ |
| iconicStatus | iconic U.S. coin portrait ⓘ |
| inscription |
LIBERTY
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date ⓘ |
| inscriptionPlacement |
LIBERTY near rim in front of forehead
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date on shoulder truncation ⓘ |
| introducedBy | United States Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCompositeOf | several Native American models ⓘ |
| materialContext | copper-nickel coinage ⓘ |
| medium | relief sculpture ⓘ |
| mintEngravingContext | early 20th-century U.S. coinage redesign ⓘ |
| mintingTechnologyContext | early 20th-century hubbed dies ⓘ |
| numismaticSeries |
Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel obverse design
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Buffalo nickel series
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| pairedWithReverseDesign | American bison (buffalo) reverse design ⓘ |
| periodOfUseEnd | 1938 ⓘ |
| periodOfUseStart | 1913 ⓘ |
| portraitOrientation | right-facing ⓘ |
| precededBy | Liberty Head nickel obverse design ⓘ |
| reliefType | bas-relief ⓘ |
| replacedDesignOn | Liberty Head nickel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shapeContext | circular coin face ⓘ |
| style | realistic portraiture ⓘ |
| subjectTypeDepicted | Native American ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Buffalo nickel
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Indian Head nickel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Buffalo nickel
this entity surface form:
Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel reverse design
Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel obverse design
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numismaticSeries
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Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel obverse design
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Buffalo nickel series