Declaration 250 Commemorative Challenge Coin

• National Archives Store Exclusive
• Made in the U.S.A.
• 1 3/4 inches in diameter
• Brass coin with antique copper finish
  
• Raised text on front and back
• The offer is for a single coin; the front and back are shown

• Our elegant antique-copper-finish brass coin is a wonderful keepsake to commemorate the United States of America's 250th birthday. Both sides boast raised text—honoring history with an enduring presence. This collector's piece features the unalienable rights of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness", as spelled out on the Declaration of Independence.

In 1933, the chief architect of the National Archives, J. Russell Pope, recommended approval of a two-year contract to hire Barry Faulkner, a noted American muralist, to paint a mural for the Exhibit Hall in the planned Rotunda of the National Archives Building. The result was two large oil-on-canvas murals, each about 14 feet by 37 1/2 feet. One mural honors the signers of the Declaration, and the other those who signed the Constitution.

The Rotunda is also the permanent home of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. These three documents, known collectively as the Charters of Freedom, are foundational to the United States, outlining the structure of our government and securing the rights of American citizens.