The first U.S. gold doubloon was struck by New York goldsmith Ephraim Brasher, who was a neighbor to George Washington. The coin features the Great Seal of the United States on one side, depicting an eagle holding an olive branch in its talons, and the motto 'e pluribus unum', meaning 'out of many, one'. On the reverse side, there is a sunrise over a mountain with the words 'Nova Eboraca Columbia excelsior'.