Eagle standing on a branch, holding wreath in mouth
Designer
Robert Scot
Design date
1795–1797
Design
Heraldic style eagle, based on Great Seal of the United States
Designer
Robert Scot
Design date
1797–1804
The Turban Head eagle, also known as the Capped Bust eagle, was a ten-dollar gold piece, or eagle, struck by the United States Mint from 1795 to 1804. The piece was designed by Robert Scot, and was the first in the eagle series, which continued until the Mint ceased striking gold coins for circulation in 1933. The common name is a misnomer; Liberty does not wear a turban but a cap, believed by some to be a pileus or Phrygian cap (Liberty cap): her hair twisting around the headgear makes it resemble a turban.
The eagle was the largest denomination authorized by the Mint Act of 1792, which established the Bureau of the Mint. It was not struck until 1795, as the Mint at first struck copper and silver coins. The number of stars on the obverse was initially intended to be equal to the number of states in the Union, but with the number at 16, that idea was abandoned in favor of using 13 stars in honor of the original states. The initial reverse, featuring an eagle with a wreath in its mouth, proved unpopular and was replaced by a heraldic eagle.
Increases in the price of gold made it profitable for the coins to be melted for their precious metal content, and in 1804, President Thomas Jefferson ended coinage of eagles; the denomination was not struck again for circulation for more than thirty years. Four 1804-dated eagles were struck in 1834 for inclusion in sets of US coins to be given to foreign potentates. These 1804 "Plain 4" coins differ from the eagles actually struck in 1804 in the way the "4" in the date is styled, and are among the most valuable US coins.
TurbanHead half eagle The half eagle is a United States coin that was produced for circulation from 1795 to 1929 and in commemorative and bullion coins...
of 1792, and the creation of the mint. There was to be a ten-dollar gold Eagle coin, a silver dollar, and fractional money ranging from one-half to fifty...
Quarter eagle: 1834 to 1839 (William Kneass) Half eagle: 1834 to 1837 The short-lived Classic Head (or as some collectors called it, "TurbanHead") interpretation...
as the "TurbanHead" because of its unusual, exotic appearance. The Turban design was used on the gold Quarter Eagle, Half Eagle, and Eagle from 1795...
"White cent" or "Nicks". In 1858, the Flying Eagle was replaced with the Indian head design. The Flying Eagle design caused production difficulties and the...
Pagri – Indian Hindu turban Pheta – Marathi turban Rasam Pagri – religious ceremony of the turban Sarpech – ornament worn with turban Havalim (חֲבָליִם)...
flag. The eagle symbolises power, fortitude and loftiness. Its colours signify the banner and turban of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. The eagle stands on...
Traverse City Record-Eagle, Associated Press, April 13, 2008. Kippah Couture, The Forward, Angela Himsel, September 29, 2006. "Head-dress", Jewish Encyclopedia...
Young Eagle" (العقاب, al-ʿuqāb); and a rāya in black, said to be made from his wife Aisha's head-cloth. This larger flag was known as the Eagle. The hadith...
being portrayed as a Moor, wearing a turban and holding a scimitar. The Ace of Coins features a double-headedeagle with two open circles; the lower circle...
bird on a person's head or shoulder were said to bestow (or foretell) kingship. Accordingly, the feathers decorating the turbans of kings were said to...
the Polish military eagle. The military eagle insignia is based on an early 19th-century design, comprising a modified White Eagle (from the Polish coat...
their headdress, generally on caps and berets. They are also worn on Sikh turbans. In the British Army (as well as other Commonwealth armies) each regiment...
water-filled head and a love of cucumbers. Karasu-tengu A low-ranking tengu that looks like an anthropomorphic crow. Karura An anthropomorphic eagle akin to...
read" a news article that called Goyle, his Indian-American opponent, a "turban topper" who "could be a muslim, a hindu, a buddhist etc. who knows". Pompeo...
Jack to the tiger hunt. But the roaches covet the diamond adorning the turban of the maharajah. While the tiger prowls, they do everything to seize the...
To the right of him is Isaiah with a scroll in his right hand, a turban on his head to show rank and his left hand raising his cloak to his shoulders...
the other, shooting the victim in the head then wrapping the towel around the victim's head wound like a turban to stanch the blood flow. Immediately...
ascending order by HN number. HN is named after Harry Nixon (1886–1955), head of the Royal Doulton painting department who joined Doulton in 1900. This...
[citation needed] Angry Birds was referenced in the Family Guy episode "Turban Cowboy" where one failed skydiving attempt by Peter results in him landing...
Ehren McGhehey agrees reluctantly. He lies on a bed of nails wearing a turban with a cobra in a basket on his chest. He is surrounded by Indian snake...
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