Martha Washington

The reverse design of the Martha Washington gold coin depicts her sewing a button onto her husband’s jacket.   During the revolutionary war, Martha organized sick wards and convinced the women of Morristown to make bandages from their napkins and tablecloths. She also had them repair uniforms and even knit shirts for the ill-equipped Continental soldiers. She set an example among the soldier’s wives and helped lift the morale of her husband's exhausted troops.