Like the Presidential $1 Coins, the Native American $1 Coins will be minted in the distinctive gold-colored alloy. The coin's obverse (heads side) will feature the Golden Dollar's striking image of Sacagawea-the young Shoshone woman who accompanied Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their historic expedition-by sculptor Glenna Goodacre. Inscriptions on the obverse are LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST. The year, mint mark and E PLURIBUS UNUM are incused on the coin's edge.
The reverse (tails side) of the Native American $1 Coin - Spread of Three Sisters - Depicts a Native American woman spreading seeds in a field. She is planting seeds for growing corn, beans and squash on the same mound, which is an ancient Native American agricultural method of planting known as "Three Sisters". The squash plant provides ground cover to keep weeds away, the bean vines help add nitrogen into the soil and the tall corn stalks provide support for bean vines to grow. This amazingly efficient planting method increases food production by 30% or more!. Inscriptions on the reverse are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and $1.
Mintage:
| Philadelphia |
Denver |
San Francisco |
| 37,380,000 |
33,880,000 |
2,179,867 |
| Philadelphia (Satin) SMS |
Denver (Satin) SMS |
| 784,614 |
784,614 |
