Harriet Tubman Silver Dollar
2024
The U.S. Mint released the 2024 Harriet Tubman Silver Dollar as part of the Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Program. The program celebrated the bicentennial of Harriet Tubman's birth. The Mint struck $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half dollar clad coins as part of the program. The designs follow the three periods of Tubmans' life and work.
The dollar designs reflect her work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Over a 10-year period, Tubman personally guided about 70 people from slavery to freedom. She provided instructions to approximately 70 additional people who found their way to freedom on their own.
The obverse (heads) depicts Harriet Tubman offering her hand to the viewer with an expression that challenges the viewer to seize the opportunity for freedom.
The reverse (tails) depicts silhouettes crossing a bridge created by a pair of clasped hands. In the sky, the Big Dipper constellation points to the North Star, which forms the “O” in the word “OF.”
Obverse Sculptor: Phebe Hemphill, Medallic Artist
Reverse Sculptor: Craig Campbell, Medallic Artist
Designer of both: Beth Zaiken, Artistic Infusion Program
Greatest Generation Silver Dollar
2024
The U.S. Mint released the Greatest Generation Silver Dollar as part of the Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Program. The Mint struck $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and clad half dollars as part of the program. The designs are emblematic of the National World War II Memorial and the service and sacrifice of American soldiers and civilians during World War II.
The obverse (heads) features six figures working together to support the Earth, illustrating the cooperation of each of the military branches (Army Air Forces, Coast Guard, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps), as well as the Merchant Marine during World War II.
Sculptor: Phebe Hemphill, Medallic Artist
Designer: Beth Zaiken, Artistic Infusion Program
Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal
2024
During World War II, American women entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers, answering the call to replace the men serving in the military. These women, referred to as “Rosie the Riveter,” worked in a variety of industries, keeping America running and supporting the war effort. Their contributions were not only significant, but historic, changing the American workforce forever. After the War, many women returned to being homemakers, but not all. Some found that they liked working and earning their own money, and they continued to work outside the home, making that a possibility for future generations. In recognition of their contributions to the United States, and the inspiration they have provided to future generations, Congress awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to “Rosie the Riveter.” Bronze replicas of this medal are now available to purchase.
The obverse design features five Rosies in profile to represent the diversity of women in the war effort. The inscription is “ROSIE THE RIVETER.”
The reverse features a Rosie with a wrench casually resting on her shoulder and a rivet in her other hand. A Liberty ship and M4 tank travel behind her, and a B-17 bomber flies above, representing the variety of equipment built by Rosies. A ring of rivets frames the design with windows featuring the inscriptions “ACT OF CONGRESS 2020” and “1942-1945.
Designer for both the obverse and reverse: Beth Zaiken: Artistic Infusion Program
Obverse Sculptor: Eric David Custer, Medallic Artist
Reverse Sculptor: John P. McGraw, Medallic Artist
Obverse Sculptor: Eric David Custer, Medallic Artist
Reverse Sculptor: John P. McGraw, Medallic Artist
American Innovation® $1 Coin – Illinois
2024
The American Innovation $1 Coin representing Illinois recognizes the First Steel Plow. The coin reverse (tails) design features a large steel plow blade affixed to a right-handed beam and braces. Behind the plow is a stand of Big Bluestem prairie grass and a field of soil below.
Sculptor: Renata Gordon, Medallic Artist
Designer: Beth Zaiken, Artistic Infusion Program
American Women Quarters 2024 - Patsy Takemoto Mink
2024
The American Women Quarters honor a diverse group of notable American women who made significant contributions in a variety of fields, including suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and the arts. The women honored are from ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse backgrounds.
As a Member of Congress, the Honorable Patsy Takemoto Mink fought for gender and racial equality, affordable childcare, and bilingual education. Mink was the champion of Title IX legislation in Congress, prohibiting sex discrimination in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Title IX was posthumously renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act.
Sculptor: John P. McGraw, Medallic Artist
Designer: Beth Zaiken, Artistic Infusion Program
American Innovation® $1 Coin – Ohio
2023
The American Innovation $1 Coin representing Ohio honors the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a loose and decentralized network of individuals, families, friends, and churches that covertly helped slaves escape to freedom. The National Park Service recognizes over a dozen routes through Ohio which stand as monuments to fleeing slaves and those who helped them along their way.
Other states had active lines within the informal Underground Railroad network, but Ohio’s role was pivotal. Ohio was the southernmost free-state that bordered the northernmost slave states of Kentucky and (then) Virginia. It had an estimated 3,000 miles of trails throughout the state with safe houses, or “stations,” that aided the runaways’ flights to freedom.
Sculptor: Stephen Layne, Medallic Artist
Designer: Beth Zaiken, Artistic Infusion Program
American Liberty 2022 Silver Medal
2022
The United States Mint American Liberty Silver Medal™ celebrates modern interpretations of the concept of American Liberty, exploring the theme beyond the classical tradition of portraits of allegorical “Liberty.” Since its establishment more than 225 years ago, the United States Mint has issued a vast array of coins with the concept of liberty personified by allegorical figures. The 2022 American Liberty Silver Medal offers a different interpretation—a bold and breathtaking representation of the determination and power of the passion for American liberty.
Sculptor: Craig A. Campbell, Medallic Artist
Designer: Beth Zaiken, Artistic Infusion Program
American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin
2021
The United States Mint American Liberty Gold Coin Program celebrates modern interpretations of the concept of American Liberty, exploring the theme beyond the classical tradition of portraits of allegorical “Liberty.” Since its establishment more than 225 years ago, the United States Mint has issued a vast array of coins with the concept of liberty personified by allegorical female figures. The 2021 American Liberty Gold Proof Coin offers a different interpretation—a bold and breathtaking representation of the determination and power of the passion for American liberty.
Sculptor: Craig A. Campbell, Medallic Artist
Designer: Beth Zaiken, Artistic Infusion Program
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Clad Half Dollar
2022
In 2022, the U.S. Mint will release the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Clad Half Dollar as part of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Program. It honors the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, an institution that commemorates the extraordinary sacrifice of U.S. servicemembers who have been awarded the Purple Heart. The Mint will also strike a $5 gold coin and a silver dollar coin with different designs as part of the program. On May 28, 1932, 136 World War I veterans became the first recipients of the Purple Heart. Since then, it has been awarded to an estimated 1.8 million servicemen and servicewomen. The Purple Heart is currently awarded to any member of the U.S. Armed Forces who has been wounded or killed by enemy action.
The obverse (heads) design shows a figure in military fatigues and combat boots using a pair of crutches. The left leg has been amputated from the thigh down. The negative space below shows the missing leg in silhouette. The Purple Heart medal appears behind the figure, and the inscription “ALL GAVE SOME” sits below the composition. The background field has a subtle flag motif.
The reverse (tails) design features a young boy holding the dress cap of an enlisted Marine. The silhouette of a Marine in dress blues stands behind him in negative space, emphasizing the loss that affects the families of Purple Heart recipients. The inscription “SOME GAVE ALL” is featured in the negative space around the boy in the lower half. The obverse’s background field flag motif is repeated.
The reverse (tails) design features a young boy holding the dress cap of an enlisted Marine. The silhouette of a Marine in dress blues stands behind him in negative space, emphasizing the loss that affects the families of Purple Heart recipients. The inscription “SOME GAVE ALL” is featured in the negative space around the boy in the lower half. The obverse’s background field flag motif is repeated.
Sculptor: Craig A. Campbell, Medallic Artist
Designer: Beth Zaiken, Artistic Infusion Program
Women's Suffrage Centennial Silver Medal
2020
The 2020 Women’s Suffrage Centennial Silver Medal was developed in conjunction with the 2020 Women’s Suffrage Centennial Silver Dollar in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification. The Mint produced and issued this medal pursuant to 31 U.S. Code § 5111.
Sculptor: Renata Gordon, Medallic Artist
Designer: Beth Zaiken, Artistic Infusion Program
