Libertas

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This article is about the Roman goddess. For other uses, see Libertas (disambiguation)
Libertas on a 5 Rappen coin (Switzerland, 1997, noble brass).
Libertas on a 5 Rappen coin (Switzerland, 1997, noble brass).

The Latin word Libertas is generally associated with Roman mythology since Libertas was the goddess and personification of liberty. There have been found Libertas temples on the Palatine Hill and Aventine Hill, two of the Seven hills of Rome on which ancient Rome was built. A modern, and purely symbolic, representation of the deity, is the famous Statue of Liberty, which stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor.[1] She is also depicted on the Swiss 5, 10 and 20 Rappen coins.

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  1. ^ Statue of Liberty National Park: History. HTML. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.