01
The statue
The sculpted face and uniform belong to a statue of Perry.
Perry’s Victory
& International
Peace Memorial
The event. The statue. The memorial.
A statue of Oliver Hazard Perry stands before the distant Peace Memorial. This is a composition of remembrance, not a scene aboard a fighting ship.
Read the reverse ⟶DenominationQuarter dollar
Weight5 troy ounces
Fineness99.9% silver
Diameter76.2 mm
Mint markNone · bullion
IssuerUnited States Mint
Reverse design anatomy
Two monuments.
Different depths.
The Mint identifies the foreground figure as Perry’s statue and the column in the distance as the Peace Memorial. Their relative positions establish a commemorative relationship rather than documentary event space.
The following close reading describes visible forms. It does not assign undocumented intentions to the artists.
02
The column
The slender column is shown behind and to the left of the figure.
03
The issue year
2013 dates the coin; the Battle of Lake Erie took place in 1813.
The place behind the coin
From naval battle
to commemoration
The Battle of Lake Erie was fought on 10 September 1813. The memorial later joined remembrance of those who fought with an expressed commitment to peace among the United States, Britain and Canada.
NPS dates construction of the memorial to 1913–1915. Reading that later structure beside Perry’s statue keeps the battle, the act of commemoration and the coin’s own date distinct.
- 1813Battle of Lake Erie
- 1913–1915Memorial construction
- 2013Coin issued
Historical context, not a reconstruction. No unverified event photograph is used.
Same design. A larger canvas.
From pocket change
to a statement in silver
The 2013 design also belongs to the circulating quarter. At 76.2 mm, the five-ounce silver coin is 3.14 times wider by diameter—not 3.14 times heavier.
The quarter is a measured outline: an exact authorized quarter photograph is not bound for this page. It is not a miniature bullion image.
Collect with context
Know the design.
Know the object.
Reverse designer and sculptor Don Everhart
- Standard bullion
- No mint mark · Authorized Purchasers · incuse edge weight and fineness.
- Collector five-ounce
- P mint mark · special finish · a separate object. Collector totals are not bullion mintages.