The design for the upcoming 2010 Native American Dollar was recently released by the US Mint. The Native American Dollar series began last year to commemorate the accomplishments and contributions of Native Americans. The 2009 design featured the Three Sisters method of planting.
The 2010 design will feature a Hiawatha Belt with five arrows bound together. This represents the creation of the Haudenosaunee, better known at the Iroquois Confederacy. The symbols on the belt and the arrows represent the five nations: Onondaga, Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca.
The reverse carries the inscriptions "United States of America", "$1", "Haudenosaunee", and "Great Law of Peace". The reverse was designed by Thomas Cleveland. The obverse of hte coin will continue to feature the portrait of Sacagawea and child, designed by Glenna Goodacre.
The US Mint expects that the first 2010 Native American Dollars will be available in January 2010.
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I like the design, but I think it would be better if ‘One Dollar’ was spelled out, like it is on our other denomination coins. The $1 makes it look less authentic.
The haudenosaunee gold coins don’t have the year of when they were made so its hard to find the value on the future.
Thanks for your help.
Paulina Saroufim
The year of the coin is included on the edge of the coin. Edge lettering includes the date, mint mark, “E Pluribus Unum” and thirteen stars.
The federal government sure has a lot of gall!
What is the “great Law of Peace”?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Law_of_Peace
They are missing one tribe. Tuscarora.
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