I think the obverse design rather ugly but opinions vary” and others focused on the use of dreadlocks in the hairstyle, noting that black women in the 18 th century did not have such styles. It would have been better issued as a black history coin or as a dedication to our African-American brothers and sisters” “Using an African American woman as a symbol of freedom when they were enslaved for 100's of years seems inappropriate and smacks of political correctness run amok. Some people like it and find the design attractive, especially after seeing images of the actual coin, while others say it is some combination of ugly, inappropriate, and politically correct.Ĭomments from the numismatic blogosphere this week include, for example: “As a coin collector it's a nice coin, but I thought that an anniversary coin with a black woman with dreadlocks is not proper. It is worth mentioning (as I discussed last year when the 2017 design was first unveiled) that the model used by Augustus Saint Gaudens, Hettie Anderson, as Lady Liberty for his famous $20 gold double eagle design was also an African-American woman, but the finished design of that coin has a Greco-Roman style, and Liberty does not appear to be black woman.įrom the time it was first proposed, the appearance a black woman on the obverse of the 2017 Liberty coin has sharply divided collectors. And subsequent coins and medals will depict other ethnicities such as Hispanic-American, Asian-American, and Native-American. The Mint also announced some additional details of the American Liberty program, which will include a gold coin in high relief and an accompanying silver medal not in high relief, with a new design every two years. The left-facing portrait also features her wearing a diadem, or crown, of stars, which is a tribute to the Statue of Freedom that rests at the top of the U.S. The design, which was recommended last spring by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and Commission on Fine Arts, is the first to depict Lady Liberty as a young African-American woman.
Until this point only line art versions of the design had appeared, but now images of the actual finished coin are out. Mint kicked off a year-long celebration of its 225th anniversary with the unveiling of the design of the 2017 American Liberty $100 high relief gold coin.
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