Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
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State: Tennessee
Drescription: The 2022 Tennessee American Innovation $1 Coin honors the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and its role in bringing electricity to rural areas. The reverse design features a Tennessee farm with newly installed power lines along a road, symbolizing the 1933 electrification efforts. It includes the inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY," and "TENNESSEE".
Key Features and Design:
Reverse Design: A rural Tennessee landscape showcasing newly installed power lines and a farmhouse.
Obverse Design: A dramatic, profile representation of the Statue of Liberty, with a small privy mark of a stylized gear.
Edge Inscriptions: The coins feature edge-incused lettering including the year "2022," the mint mark ("P" for Philadelphia, "D" for Denver, or "S" for San Francisco), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Significance: The TVA was established in 1933 to provide electricity to rural farms and villages, building 16 hydroelectric dams between 1933 and 1944.
Drescription: The 2022 Tennessee American Innovation $1 Coin honors the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and its role in bringing electricity to rural areas. The reverse design features a Tennessee farm with newly installed power lines along a road, symbolizing the 1933 electrification efforts. It includes the inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY," and "TENNESSEE".
Key Features and Design:
Reverse Design: A rural Tennessee landscape showcasing newly installed power lines and a farmhouse.
Obverse Design: A dramatic, profile representation of the Statue of Liberty, with a small privy mark of a stylized gear.
Edge Inscriptions: The coins feature edge-incused lettering including the year "2022," the mint mark ("P" for Philadelphia, "D" for Denver, or "S" for San Francisco), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Significance: The TVA was established in 1933 to provide electricity to rural farms and villages, building 16 hydroelectric dams between 1933 and 1944.