The Pennsylvania coin is the second of four to be released this year. It features the polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk and his team at the University of Pittsburgh in the early 1950s.
The reverse depicts an artist’s conception of the poliovirus at three different levels of magnification along with the silhouette of a period microscope, representing the extensive research conducted to develop a cure for polio. The inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", "POLIO VACCINE", "1953", and "PENNSYLVANIA".
The obverse design features a dramatic representation of the Statue of Liberty in profile with the inscriptions "IN GOD WE TRUST" and "$1". The obverse also includes a privy mark of a stylized gear, representing industry and innovation.
The edge-incused inscriptions are "2019", mint mark, and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Mintage:
| Philadelphia | Denver | Proof | Rev Proof |
| 496,000 | 445,025 | 122,852 | 48,085 |
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