E pluribus unum", the motto

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lang=EN-US>Sometime after the December 1920 hearing requested by the ANA,
Commission of Fine Arts chairman Charles Moore became aware of the proposed
congressional action, and decided to investigate.[10] Moore, together with
Commission member and Buffalo nickel designer James Earle Fraser, met with Mint
Director Baker on May 26, 1921, and they agreed that it would be appropriate to
hold a design competition for the proposed dollar, under the auspices of the
Commission. This was formalized on July 26 with the Commission's written
recommendation to the Mint that a competition, open only to invited sculptors,
be used to select designs.[13] The winner of the competition was to receive
$1,500 prize money, while all other participants would be given $100.[14] On
July 28, President Harding issued Executive Order 3524, requiring that coin
designs be submitted to the Commission before approval by the Treasury
Secretary.[15] In early September, following the failure of the bill, Baker
contacted Moore, putting the matter aside pending congressional
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<P
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"
lang=EN-US>By November, proponents of the peace coin had realized that
congressional approval was not necessary—as the Morgan dollar had been struck
for more than 25 years, it was eligible for replacement at the discretion of the
Secretary of the Treasury under an 1890 act.[16][17] The Morgan design was then
being used for large quantities of silver dollars as the Mint struck
replacements for the melted coins under the Pittman Act.[17] Though Congress had
not yet convened, Baker contacted Fraser in early November to discuss details of
the design competition. According to Burdette, Baker's newfound enthusiasm came
from the fact that President Harding was about to formally declare an end to the
war with <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
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<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> had not ratified
the Treaty of Versailles. In addition, the Washington Conference on disarmament,
for which the administration had great hopes, was soon to convene.[18] Fraser
notified the participants in the competition (including Hermon MacNeil, Victor
D. Brenner, and Adolph Weinman, all of whom had designed US coins) by personal
letter on November 19; official rules and requirements followed four days later,
with submissions due by December 12.[19]</SPAN><FONT size=3><SPAN
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"
lang=EN-US>The artists were instructed to depict the head of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Liberty</st1:City></st1:place> on the obverse, to be
made "as beautiful and full of character as possible".[20] The reverse would
depict an eagle, as prescribed by the Coinage Act of 1792, but otherwise was
left to the discretion of the artist. The piece also had to bear the
denomination, the name of the country, "E pluribus unum", the motto "In God We
Trust", and the word "<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Liberty</st1:City></st1:place>".[20]</SPAN><FONT
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<P
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"
lang=EN-US>On December 13, the Commission assembled to review the submitted
designs, as well as a set produced by Mint Chief Engraver Morgan at Baker's
request, and a set, unrequested, from a Mr. Folio of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New York
City</st1:City></st1:place>. It is not known how the designs were
displayed for the Commission. After considerable discussion among Fraser, Moore,
and Herbert Adams (a sculptor and former member of the Commission), a design by
Anthony de Francisci was unanimously
selected.[21]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>

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