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== Reverse ==
[[Chief Engravers of the United States Mint#James Barton Longacre|James Barton Longacre]]'s reverse reflected his training as a two-dimensional engraver. Based on the Great Seal of the United States, it depicts a spread eagle with a shield on its breast, 13 stars in an oval with rays above. The nation's name appears above, the denomination expressed as TWENTY D. below.

In 1866 this design was altered to include the motto IN GOD WE TRUST to fulfill the demands of Congress and Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase. This however was not the only alteration. The shield, leaves, wings on eagle, tail and mintmark were included with those changes. Engravers were Longacre 1866-68 and William Barber 1869-76.