 The artists were instructed to depict the head of Liberty on the obverse , to be made " as beautiful and full of character as possible " . The reverse would depict an eagle , as prescribed by the Coinage Act of 1792 , but otherwise was left to the discretion of the artist . The piece also had to bear the denomination , the name of the country , " E pluribus unum " , the motto " In God We Trust " , and the word " Liberty " . 
