Roosevelt Dime

United States · 1977

A standard United States Roosevelt dime featuring a portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the obverse and an olive branch, oak branch, and torch on the reverse.

Country: United States
Year: 1977
Denomination: 10 Cents (One Dime)
Metal: Clad (91.63% Copper, 8.33% Nickel outer layers bonded to a pure copper core)

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Overview

A standard United States Roosevelt dime featuring a portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the obverse and an olive branch, oak branch, and torch on the reverse.

Historical significance

Introduced in 1946 shortly after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, this coin honors his leadership and his role in founding the March of Dimes to fight polio.

Obverse (front)

Features the left-facing profile portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, with the word 'LIBERTY' around the rim, 'IN GOD WE TRUST' above the date, and the year of issue 1977.

Reverse (back)

Features a torch representing liberty, an oak branch representing strength, and an olive branch representing peace, surrounded by the inscriptions 'UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' and 'E PLURIBUS UNUM', with 'ONE DIME' below.