Teresa de Francisci

Teresa Cafarelli de Francisci (May 4, 1898 – October 20, 1990) was an American woman who is best known for being the model for the depiction of Liberty on the obverse of the Peace Dollar, which was designed by her husband Anthony de Francisci.

Personal life De Francisci was born Maria "Mary" Teresa Cafarelli in Laurenzana, a town in the Basilicata region of Italy, to Donatantonio "Donato" and Rosagnese "Rosa" Emma. When she was four years old, she and her mother emigrated to the United States. Anthony de Francisci died on August 20, 1964. Teresa de Francisci died 26 years later, on October 20, 1990, at the age of 92. The coin was minted yearly from 1921 to 1928, and again in 1934 and 1935.