1 Dollar (Civil Rights Act of 1964) , United States
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Obverse
Three people holding hands at a civil rights march with a man holding a sign reading “We Shall Overcome”.
Latin
LIBERTY 2014 IN GOD WE TRUST
Reverse
Three flames intertwined to symbolize the freedom of education, freedom to vote, and freedom to control one’s own destiny. The design was inspired by a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King: “They get the fire hose. They fail to realize that water can only put out physical fire. But water can never drown the fire of freedom.”
Latin
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 SIGNED INTO LAW JULY 2, 1964 E PLURIBUS UNUM ONE DOLLAR P UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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