Marcel Jovine
Medallic Artist
Obverse & Reverse
Constitution Bicentennial Gold $5 Coin
1987 Constitution Bicentennial Commemorative Gold Five Dollar Proof Obverse
1987 Constitution Bicentennial Commemorative Gold Five Dollar Proof Reverse
Background
Released in 1987, this coin was authorized to commemorate the Bicentennial of the Constitution of the United States.
Recipient Organization
All sales included a surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 gold and $7 for the silver dollar. The law stipulated that an amount equal to the amount of all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of coins was to be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the national debt. No recipient organization was listed.
Characteristics
The obverse design of the coin features a linear stylized flying eagle with a quill pen in his talons.
The reverse of the coin features the Constitutional slogan, "We the People", a quill pen, and 13 stars.
Obverse Inscriptions
- LIBERTY
- IN GOD WE TRUST
- 1987
Reverse Inscriptions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- SEPT 17, 1787
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
- FIVE DOLLARS
- BICENTENNIAL OF THE CONSTITUTION