Lincoln Shield Cent

United States · 2013

A standard circulating United States one-cent coin featuring a bust of Abraham Lincoln on the obverse and a Union Shield design on the reverse.

Country: United States
Year: 2013
Denomination: 1 Cent (One Cent)
Metal: 97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper plating

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Overview

A standard circulating United States one-cent coin featuring a bust of Abraham Lincoln on the obverse and a Union Shield design on the reverse.

Historical significance

Introduced in 2010 to replace the Union bicentennial reverses, the Union Shield design represents President Abraham Lincoln's preservation of the United States as a single unified country.

Obverse (front)

Right-facing portrait of Abraham Lincoln with the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" above, the word "LIBERTY" to the left, and the year "2013" to the right. Designed by Victor D. Brenner.

Reverse (back)

A Union Shield bearing 13 vertical stripes representing the original states, crossed by a horizontal banner inscribed "E PLURIBUS UNUM". The denomination "ONE CENT" is superimposed across the lower half of the shield. Designed by Lyndall Bass and sculpted by Joseph Menna.