1 Dollar "Native American Dollar" (Mary Kawena Pukui) , United States
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Coin Details
Obverse
Sacagawea carrying her infant son, Jean Baptiste, facing right.
Latin
LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST GG
Reverse
The reverse (tail) design features Mary Kawena Pukui wearing a hibiscus flower, a kukui nut lei, and a muʻumuʻu adorned with an aloha print. Stylized depictions of water appear in the background. Inscriptions include “United States of America,” “$1,” and “Nānā I Ke Kumu,” which translates literally to “Look to the Source.”
Latin
MARY KAWENA PUKUI Nānā I Ke Kumu $1 PH CLH UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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