 Breen wrote that the radiate crown that the Liberty head bears is not dissimilar to those on certain Roman coins , but is " more explicitly intended to recall that on the Statue of Liberty " . Anthony de Francisci recalled that he opened the window of the studio and let the wind blow on his wife 's hair as he worked . However , he did not feel that the design depicted her exclusively . He noted that " the nose , the fullness of the mouth are much like my wife 's , although the whole face has been elongated " . De Francisci submitted two reverse designs ; one showed a warlike eagle , aggressively breaking a sword ; the other an eagle at rest , holding an olive branch . The latter design , which would form the basis for the reverse of the Peace dollar , recalled de Francisci 's failed entry for the Verdun City medal . The submitted obverse is almost identical to the coin as struck , excepting certain details of the face , and that the submitted design used Roman rather than Arabic numerals for the date . 
