2019 $1 Coin Reverse Designs
Delaware
The Delaware $1 Coin recognizes astronomer Annie Jump Cannon, who
developed a system for classifying the stars that is still used today.
This design features a silhouette of Cannon against the night sky, with a
number of stars visible. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA,” “ANNIE JUMP CANNON,” “CLASSIFYING THE STARS,” and “DELAWARE.”
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania $1 Coin recognizes the creation of a vaccine to
prevent polio. This design depicts an artist’s conception of the polio
virus at three different levels of magnification, along with the
silhouette of a period microscope, representing the extensive research
that was conducted to develop a cure for polio. The inscriptions are
“UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “POLIO VACCINE,” “1953,” and “PENNSYLVANIA.”
New Jersey
The New Jersey $1 Coin honors the development of a light bulb with a
filament that could last 1,200 hours. This design features an Edison
bulb against an ornate background. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA” and “NEW JERSEY.”
Georgia
The Georgia $1 Coin recognizes the Trustees’ Garden, established in
the 1730s. It was the first agricultural experimental garden in America.
This design depicts a hand planting seeds in the inscription “TRUSTEES’
GARDEN,” from which grows a variety of species representing the variety
of plants grown in the garden: an orange tree seedling, sassafras,
grapes, white mulberry, flax, peaches, olive, and a young shoot too
small to be identified. The additional inscriptions are “UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA” and “GEORGIA.”