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In an effort to embellish the nation's more standard gold coin designs, President Teddy Roosevelt called for coins whose beauty rivaled those of Ancient Greece and Rome. Accordingly, President Roosevelt turned to his friend and America's foremost sculptor, Augustus-Saint-Gaudens, to design new $20 and $10 gold coins. You may be familiar with some of Saint-Gaudens' more famous sculptures, which include "Standing Lincoln" in Chicago's Lincoln Park or the General Sherman Civil War monument in New York's Central Park.

The obverse depicts Liberty holding a staff and olive branch as she walks from the sun. The date appears to the viewer's right of Liberty (the date appeared in Roman numerals "MCMVII" on a portion of the coins minted in 1907). The word 'LIBERTY' arcs above her. Stars representing the number of states in the union (46 from 1907-11 and 48 from 1912-33) curve around the rim.

The reverse of the $20 St. Gaudens gold coin features a bald eagle gliding across the sun. The words "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "TWENTY DOLLARS" span across the top of the coin. Although, it did not appear on the coin in 1907 or the first half of 1908 (see below), the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" lies underneath the eagle.