1 Dollar "Native American Dollar" (Mohawk Ironworkers) , United States

2015

Obverse

Reverse

Coin Details

Obverse

Description:

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

Script:

Latin

Lettering:

LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST gg

Engravers:

Glenna Goodacre

Reverse

Description:

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.”

Script:

Latin

Lettering:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $1 RS PH MOHAWK IRONWORKERS

Engravers:

Phebe Hemphill