WASHINGTON - The United States Mint announced today the reverse (tails side) designs selected for the 2015 and 2016 Native American $1 Coins. The theme for the 2015 design is Mohawk high iron workers, builders of New York City and other skylines (from 1886). The design depicts a Mohawk ironworker reaching for an I-beam that is swinging into position, rivets on the left and right side of the border, and a high elevation view of the city skyline in the background. The design includes the required inscriptions United States of America and $1, and the additional inscription Mohawk Ironworkers. United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) artist Ronald D. Sanders designed the reverse, and United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Phebe Hemphill will sculpt it. The theme for the 2016 design is Code Talkers from both World War I and World War II (1917-1945). The design features two helmets with the inscriptions WWI and WWII, and two feathers that form a V, symbolizing victory, unity, and the important role that these code talkers played. The design also includes the required inscriptions United States of America and $1. Artist Thomas D. Rogers, Sr. designed the reverse. The sculptor-engraver will be selected at a later date.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:48:20 +0000
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