This is part of a set of three high-denomination stamps featuring an illustration of the statue that tops the U.S. Capitol dome. The stamps offer a modern take on vintage patriotic stamp art for use on packages, large envelopes, and other mailings. The artwork is based on an engraved vignette originally created for a 1923 stamp, the $5 Head of Freedom Statue, by John Eissler (1873-1962). The stamp design is intaglio-printed, meaning the design is transferred to paper from an engraved plate.

American sculptor Thomas Crawford (1814–1857) created the allegorical Statue of Freedom during the mid-1850s. The statue wears a variation on a Roman helmet — circled by stars, topped with an eagle head, and embellished by feathered plumes. The statue’s installation onto the new Capitol dome was completed in 1863.