Sacagawea dollar
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The Sacagawea dollar is a coin of the United States . Together with the American Innovation Dollar , it is one of the two series of motifs in which one-dollar coins are currently being minted. It has been in production since 2000 and shows the Indian Sacagawea on the front with her son Jean Baptiste Charbonneau on the back. An eagle was depicted on the back until 2008; Since 2009, a different back motif has been used every year, reminding of the history of the Native Americans.
history
Sacagawea dollars were first issued in 2000 to replace the Susan B. Anthony dollar , which was not particularly popular and was often confused with the quarter . To make it easier to distinguish, the Sacagawea dollar was given a smooth edge and a golden color. The front is designed by Glenna Goodacre . As no contemporary images of Sacagawea have survived, a 22-year-old Shoshone woman named Randy'L He-dow Teton served as the model for the portrait. The back of the issues from 2000 to 2008 was designed by Thomas D. Rogers .
Despite government promotions, these coins failed to gain popularity among the population. Production had to be cut back in 2002 due to a lack of demand and the new vintages were only produced for collectors. This meant that the goal of increasingly replacing one-dollar notes with coins could not be achieved. This would have resulted in significant savings, as coins have a much longer lifespan than notes.
The law that passed the issuance of presidential dollars in 2005 stipulated that the Sacagawea dollar should continue and account for at least one third of all dollar coins minted during the presidential series. The persistently low demand for the Sacagawea dollar, however, led to the fact that a new law was passed in 2007, which provides that the Sacagawea dollar is minted annually with a changing motif on the back (see section "Native American" series ) and its share only has to make up a fifth of all dollar coins.
While the coin is rarely found in the United States, it is widely used in Ecuador . Ecuador adopted the US dollar as its currency in 2000. Coins up to the face value of 50 Centavos (= 50 US cents) are minted by Ecuador itself (see coins of Ecuador ); for the one-dollar denomination, on the other hand, both the US coin and the US note are common.
"Native American" series
On September 20, 2007, the "Native American $ 1 Coin Act" was passed, which provides that annually changing motifs on the back of the Sacagawea dollar remind of the history of the Native Americans and their contributions to the development of the United States. The first coin in this series was issued in 2009 and depicts Indian agriculture. The 2010 edition shows the belt of the Hiawatha and five tied arrows with the inscription " Haudenosaunee " (in German peoples of the nave ), the Iroquois' own name . Another inscription reads " Great Law of Peace " and refers to the orally transmitted constitution of the Iroquois Federation.
As with the president 's dollar, the year of issue, the mint mark and the motto “ E Pluribus Unum ” are embossed on the edge. The motto “ In God We Trust ” is still on the front.
Technical specifications
The coin consists of a copper core and a coating made of a manganese-brass alloy. This alloy gives new coins a golden sheen, but tends to tarnish . The weight proportions (based on the whole coin) are 88.5% copper , 6% zinc , 3.5% manganese and 2% nickel .
The coin weighs 8.1 grams, has a diameter of 26.5 millimeters and a thickness of 2 millimeters. For coin-operated machines, it is identical to the Presidential Dollar , the American Innovation Dollar and the Susan B. Anthony Dollar .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Randy'L He-Dow Teton Inspired the Coin's Design
- ↑ PUBLIC LAW 110–82 (PDF file; 59 kB)
- ↑ US Mint: Dollar Coin FAQ
