What does a buffalo nickel look like?

Obverse

* Design: Head of a Native American facing left

* Inscriptions: "LIBERTY," the year of issue, and the designer's initials, "F.M."

* Rim: Plain

Reverse

* Design: A bison standing on a mound, with the sun rising in the background

* Inscriptions: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "FIVE CENTS," and the mint mark

* Rim: Reeded

Additional Features

* Composition: 75% copper, 25% nickel

* Diameter: 21.21 millimeters

* Weight: 5 grams

* Edge: Lettering, "E PLURIBUS UNUM," with six stars