The eagle on U.S. coinage has a name; Peter.
In the 1830’s the mint in Philadelphia was very rural. The eagle would watch the minting of coins and hung out in the open windows of the mint.
One day he suddenly flew into one of the presses and was mortally wounded. He later died and was stuffed and placed in the mint as a sort of mascot. He was later used as a model for the eagle on coinage.
It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.
Henry Ford