What symbol does the reverse of the 2026 America250 dime show an eagle clutching?

The reverse of the 2026 America250 dime shows an eagle clutching thirteen arrows.

The dime is part of the United States Semiquincentennial coinage issued for the 250th anniversary of American independence. Its obverse features Liberty wearing a Liberty cap, while its reverse uses an eagle and arrows as Revolutionary-era symbolism.

The number thirteen refers to the original thirteen colonies and states. The arrows suggest military readiness and collective strength, linking the design to the nation’s founding-era struggle for independence.

The design is sometimes confused with the Great Seal of the United States, whose eagle holds arrows in one talon and an olive branch in the other. The America250 dime’s reverse, by contrast, is described as showing an eagle clutching arrows without that paired olive branch.