Obverse: Along the rim, “LIBERTY”, and “IN GOD WE TRUST”. In the center, people from three of the cultures that came together at Jamestown. At the bottom, “FOUNDING JAMESTOWN”, and “ 1607 - 2007 ”.

Reverse: Along the rim, on top, “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”. In the center, a depiction of the three ships that carried the first settlers from England to Jamestown in 1607 and the mention “E PLURIBUS UNUM” for “Out of many, one”, one of the first motto of the United States of America. Along the rim, at the bottom, the face value and the Philadelphia Mint mark.

In the spring of 1607, three ships carrying 105 settlers — the Virginia Company of London — made landfall in the New World. The Virginia Company was charged with establishing an English settlement in North America, and its employees were the first permanent English settlers in what would eventually become the United States.

Captain John Smith was one of seven council members identified in sealed orders to govern the new colony. Smith led the settlers through the struggles of a harsh winter, the spread of disease, and the often challenging relationships with the Algonquian Indians. The continued survival at Jamestown of the crew members aboard the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery marked a major historical milestone in the exploration of North America.