United States 1 Dollar "Native American Dollar", 2009
Spread of Three Sisters Agriculture
Information
Country
United States
United States
Currency
Dollar
(1785 – 9999)
Coin type
Circulating commemorative coin
Denomination
1 Dollar
Year
2009
Ruler
Federal republic
(1776–9999)
Composition
Manganese brass clad copper
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
8.1
Diameter (mm)
26.5
Thickness (mm)
2
Description
1 Dollar from United States. Issued in 2009. Struck in Manganese brass clad copper. Measures 26.5 mm and weighs 8.1 g.
- Obverse
- Sacagawea (1788-1812), with child. She was a Shoshone native american. She was an translator and a guide to the Lewis and Clark expedition.
- Reverse
- Native American woman sowing seeds of the Three Sisters (main agricultural crops of some Native American: squash, maize, and climbing beans). It symbolizes the Indian tribes' contributions to agriculture.
- Edge
- Engraved with motto, date and mint, quantity of stars corresponds the quantity of states at the beginning of the country.
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