2016-12-03 Sat

The reverse of the 2017 Native American $1 coin will feature Cherokee silversmith Sequoyah and the approved design was released on 1st December. All versions and finishes of the coin will depict this design.

The reverse features Cherokee silversmith Sequoyah writing “Sequoyah from Cherokee Nation” in the syllabary he created, along with the inscriptions SEQUOYAH, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and $1.

The obverse will feature a portrait of Sacagawea and her infant son, Jean-Baptiste. The design appeared on the Sacagawea dollar issued from 2000 to 2008, and all coins under the Native American dollar series that began in 2009. Other inscriptions on the obverse include LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST. The edge will feature, incuse, the date, Mint mark and motto E PLURIBUS UNUM.