Does anyone know where the shield on the back of the new penny comes from because it sure isn’t the Union Shield from the time of Lincoln!

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Courtesy Photo Davis H. Sayler, Co. B., 7th Maryland Infantry — Army of the Potomac — Shield designates Union Army service.

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Courtesy Photo Lt. Allen L. Thompson, Co. H, 2nd Iowa Infantry — Union shield on stone designates Union Army service.

You can clearly see with a layman’s eye the US Mint is lying through their teeth. I recognize the emblem they are using and I seem to recall it being russian or from that area but not anything else. Thanks!

here is the penny to compare it to the real Union Shield. http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/circulatingCoins/?action=CircPenny