2007 Lincoln Penny: Obverse and Reverse Design Details #206935 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white line drawing depicts the 2007 U.S. Lincoln cent, the first year of the redesigned reverse featuring the Union Shield-a symbol of national unity-replacing the traditional wheat ears and Lincoln Memorial designs. The obverse retains Victor D. Brenner’s classic 1909 portrait of Abraham Lincoln, inscribed with “IN GOD WE TRUST,” “LIBERTY,” and the year 2007. The reverse includes “ONE CENT,” “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” and the detailed shield with vertical stripes and horizontal bars.

Used on numismatic educational pages, coin collector guides, U.S. Mint resources, and history curriculum materials to illustrate coin design evolution; matches user intent for identifying, learning about, or collecting modern Lincoln cents.