United States 1 Dollar "Native American Dollar", 2015

1 Dollar from United States. Issued in 2015. Struck in Manganese brass clad copper. Measures 26.5 mm and weighs 8.1 g.

Obverse

Sacagawea (1788-1812), a Shoshone native American and a translator and guide to the Lewis and Clark expedition, with her son Jean Baptiste Charbonneau and the date to the right

Reverse

The 2015 Native American $1 Coin commemorates the contributions of the Kahnawake Mohawk and Mohawk Akwesasne communities to “high iron” construction work and the building of New York City skyscrapers. The reverse 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,” “$1,” and the additional inscription “MOHAWK IRONWORKERS.”

Edge

Engraved with the date and both mottos, the edge lettering on Presidential and Native American Dollars can be in Positions A or B Position A: edge lettering reads upside-down when the portrait faces up Position B: edge lettering reads normally when the portrait faces up (Out of Many, One 2015 P)