Walking Liberty

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allegorical figure personification of Liberty

Walking Liberty is an iconic allegorical figure of Liberty depicted striding toward the sunrise, most famously used on early 20th-century U.S. coinage and later adapted for the American Silver Eagle bullion coin.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Walking Liberty half dollar	5
Walking Liberty canonical	2
Saint-Gaudens double eagle design	1
Walking Liberty Half Dollar (1916)	1
Walking Liberty Half Dollar design	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3925444 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Walking Liberty
Context triple: [United States half dollar coins, obverseDesign, Walking Liberty]

A. Seated Liberty dollar
The Seated Liberty dollar is a 19th-century United States silver dollar featuring Liberty seated on a rock, minted from the late 1830s to 1873 and prized today by numismatists.
B. Peace dollar
The Peace dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1935, celebrated for its depiction of Lady Liberty and its commemoration of the end of World War I.
C. Seated Liberty dime
The Seated Liberty dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin minted from 1837 to 1891, featuring an image of Liberty seated on a rock and widely collected today for its historical and numismatic significance.
D. Morgan dollar
The Morgan dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, renowned among collectors for its classic Liberty design and historical significance in the late 19th-century American economy.
E. Liberty Head (Type 1)
Liberty Head (Type 1) is the classic 19th-century U.S. gold coin portrait featuring Lady Liberty’s head, used on the earliest gold dollar issues.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Walking Liberty
Target entity description: Walking Liberty is an iconic allegorical figure of Liberty depicted striding toward the sunrise, most famously used on early 20th-century U.S. coinage and later adapted for the American Silver Eagle bullion coin.

A. Seated Liberty dollar
The Seated Liberty dollar is a 19th-century United States silver dollar featuring Liberty seated on a rock, minted from the late 1830s to 1873 and prized today by numismatists.
B. Peace dollar
The Peace dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1935, celebrated for its depiction of Lady Liberty and its commemoration of the end of World War I.
C. Seated Liberty dime
The Seated Liberty dime is a U.S. ten-cent coin minted from 1837 to 1891, featuring an image of Liberty seated on a rock and widely collected today for its historical and numismatic significance.
D. Morgan dollar
The Morgan dollar is a U.S. silver dollar coin minted from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921, renowned among collectors for its classic Liberty design and historical significance in the late 19th-century American economy.
E. Liberty Head (Type 1)
Liberty Head (Type 1) is the classic 19th-century U.S. gold coin portrait featuring Lady Liberty’s head, used on the earliest gold dollar issues.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	allegorical figure ⓘ personification of Liberty ⓘ
adoptedForAmericanSilverEagle	1986 ⓘ
appearsWithInscription	"Liberty" ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: "United States of America"
artStyle	neoclassical ⓘ
associatedWithDenomination	half dollar ⓘ
associatedWithMetal	silver ⓘ
category	national personification of the United States ⓘ
considered	iconic U.S. coin design ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depictedAs	female figure ⓘ
depicts	Liberty ⓘ
designedBy	Adolph A. Weinman ⓘ
eraOfOriginalCoinUse	early 20th century ⓘ
featuresElement	United States flag draped over shoulders ⓘ mountains in background ⓘ rising sun ⓘ
firstAppearanceOnCoin	Walking Liberty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Walking Liberty half dollar
firstYearOfUseOnCoin	1916 ⓘ
holdsInLeftHand	bundle of laurel and oak branches ⓘ
holdsInRightHand	outstretched hand ⓘ
influenced	modern U.S. bullion coin aesthetics ⓘ
inspiredBy	classical representations of Liberty ⓘ
lastYearOfUseOnHalfDollar	1947 ⓘ
medium	coin design ⓘ
mottoShownWith	In God We Trust ⓘ surface form: "In God We Trust"
notableFor	dynamic walking pose ⓘ use on bullion coinage ⓘ
obverseDesignOf	American Silver Eagle ⓘ Walking Liberty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Walking Liberty half dollar
posture	striding toward the sunrise ⓘ
relatedConcept	National personification Columbia ⓘ surface form: Columbia (personification) Statue of Liberty ⓘ surface form: Lady Liberty
symbolizes	freedom ⓘ hope ⓘ liberty ⓘ patriotism ⓘ progress ⓘ
usedBy	United States Mint ⓘ
usedIn	U.S. coinage ⓘ
usedOn	American Silver Eagle ⓘ American Silver Eagle ⓘ surface form: American Silver Eagle bullion coin American Silver Eagle ⓘ surface form: American Silver Eagle proof coin American Silver Eagle uncirculated coin ⓘ Walking Liberty self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Walking Liberty half dollar

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