Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative Gold $5 Coin

The Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative Coins were authorized in Public Law 106-126 to commemorate Congress convening in the Capitol Building in 1800. Sales of these coins helped benefit the construction of a visitor center under the U.S. Capitol's East Plaza.

The 580,000-square-foot visitor center opened in December 2008, containing space for interactive and multi-media exhibits in many languages, food service, security and storage, and allowing access to the Capitol building.   

The Gold Five Dollar was designed by Elizabeth Jones, who became the U.S. Mint's first female chief sculptor/engraver in 1981, a position she occupied until 1990. She also designed the 1982 George Washington Silver Half Dollar, the 1983 Olympic Silver Dollar, the 1986 Statue of Liberty Gold Five Dollar and the 1988 Olympic Gold Five Dollar obverse. She received the International "Coin of the Year" Award each year from 1984 to 1988 for each of the three commemorative coins she designed at the U.S. Mint.

The reverse of the coin shows the Capitol building as it appeared in 1800.

• LIBERTY
• IN GOD WE TRUST
• FIRST CONVENING OF CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON
• 1800
• 2001

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• FIVE DOLLARS
• E PLURIBUS UNUM

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