Question

what does the Statue of Liberty have in her hand

Answer 1

 She holds a torch above herhead with her right hand, and in her left handcarries a tabula ansata inscribed in Roman numerals

Answer 2

She holds a torch in her hand..
The Statue of Liberty's torch lights the way to freedom showing us the path to Liberty. ... The Statue's current replacement torch, added in 1986, is a copper flame covered in 24K gold. It is reflective of the sun's rays in daytime and lighted by 16 floodlights at night.