Obverse · Abraham Lincoln
Victor David Brenner's Lincoln portrait remains on the obverse.
Reverse · Union Shield
Lyndall Bass designed the Union Shield reverse; Joseph Menna sculpted it. The design was introduced in 2010.
WORLD COINS - UNITED STATES - LINCOLN PENNY - 1 CENT
2021 Lincoln Cent
Union Shield Reverse · Year Archive
01 IDENTITY
Coin Identity
CountryUnited States
Year2021
Denomination1 Cent
SeriesLincoln Cent — Union Shield Reverse
Type Period2010–2025
Minting AuthorityUnited States Mint
02 PHYSICAL PROFILE
Physical Profile
CompositionCopper-plated zinc · 2.5% copper / balance zinc [U.S. Mint]
Weight2.50 g [U.S. Mint]
Diameter19.05 mm [U.S. Mint]
Official Thickness1.52 mm [U.S. Mint]
EdgePlain
03 DESIGN & CONTEXT
Union Shield Reverse
04 ISSUE & MINTAGE
2021 Issue & Mintage
P — Standard circulation3,925,820,000 coins [Numista N#10969 secondary]
D — Standard circulation3,982,800,000 coins [Numista N#10969 secondary]
San Francisco Proof entries are organized separately in the 1982–2025 Proof folder. Blank catalogue mintages remain not separately stated.
05 COLLECTION RECORD
Archive & Legacy Integration
Archive IDUS-1C-2021-LINCOLN-UNION-SHIELD
Year QRuslp21y · https://metacoinart.com/q/uslp21y
Proof Page2021-S Proof / S-special record
Existing D page/world-coins/united-states/lincoln-penny/usa-2021-d-lincoln-union-shield-cent-regular-strike · QR uslp21d · URL preserved
06 SOURCES & REFERENCES
References
01 — PRIMARY OFFICIAL COIN-SPECIFIC SOURCE
United States Mint — Penny
Official Union Shield design, artist and physical-standard reference.
02 — OFFICIAL DESIGN SOURCE
United States Mint — 2010 Lincoln One-Cent Launch
Official launch and Union Shield design explanation.
03 — SECONDARY NUMISMATIC CROSS-CHECK
Numista N#10969
Secondary mintage and collector-variety cross-check from the table supplied by the user. No Numista images or valuation tables are reproduced.