
In 1993, the United States Mint issued a special commemorative coin to honor the 200th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. The coin, a silver dollar proof coin, was minted in honor of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which were ratified on December 15, 1791. The obverse of the coin features a portrait of James Madison, the principal author of the Bill of Rights, along with the inscriptions "Liberty", "In God We Trust", and the year of issue, 1993. The reverse of the coi