The design of the 2010 Lincoln One Cent coin has a shield that was used to represent the union during the U.S. Civil War and the inscription “E Pluribus Unum,” which means “out of many, one.” Across the shield is a scroll that states “one cent.” “The United States of America” is also written at the top of the coin. “It symbolizes Lincoln’s preservation of the union by his resolve to keep the states together,” said IU alumna Lyndall Bass, the coin's designer. Robert Mack and IDS
The design of the 2010 Lincoln One Cent coin has a shield that was used to represent the union during the U.S. Civil War and the inscription “E Pluribus Unum,” which means “out of many, one.” Across the shield is a scroll that states “one cent.” “The United States of America” is also written at the top of the coin. “It symbolizes Lincoln’s preservation of the union by his resolve to keep the states together,” said IU alumna Lyndall Bass, the coin's designer.
