{{ profileData.stats.submittedAnswerCount }}
{{ profileData.stats.helpfulnessScore }}
Geography
What is the book that the statue of liberty is holding?
2
Answers
The Statue of Liberty is holding a stone tablet on which is inscribed July 4, 1776 in Roman numerals. This is the date of the US Declaration of Independence
LIVE
Points
99
99
Rating
The thing which appears to be a book is not a book it's a tablet, also known as a tabula ansata. Liberty holds a torch in her right hand and a tablet in her left. The tablet shows the inscription roman numerals of July 4, 1776, the date of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
LIVE
Points
97
97
Rating
