Raye Montague
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State: Arkansas
Drescription: The 2025 Arkansas American Innovation $1 coin honors Raye Montague, the first person to use a computer system to design a U.S. naval ship. The reverse design, created by Elana Hagler and Eric David Custer, features her profile overlooking a U.S. Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate set against a computer-grid ocean background.
Key Details:
Design Subject: Raye Montague, trailblazing U.S. Navy engineer.
Imagery: Montague's profile, a computer-designed ship, and a grid pattern representing her revolutionary work.
Inscriptions: "ARKANSAS," "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," and "RAYE MONTAGUE".
Obverse: Features a standard design of the Statue of Liberty with a stylized gear, symbolizing industry.
Edge: The coin features the year of minting, a mint mark ("P" for Philadelphia or "D" for Denver), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Drescription: The 2025 Arkansas American Innovation $1 coin honors Raye Montague, the first person to use a computer system to design a U.S. naval ship. The reverse design, created by Elana Hagler and Eric David Custer, features her profile overlooking a U.S. Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate set against a computer-grid ocean background.
Key Details:
Design Subject: Raye Montague, trailblazing U.S. Navy engineer.
Imagery: Montague's profile, a computer-designed ship, and a grid pattern representing her revolutionary work.
Inscriptions: "ARKANSAS," "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," and "RAYE MONTAGUE".
Obverse: Features a standard design of the Statue of Liberty with a stylized gear, symbolizing industry.
Edge: The coin features the year of minting, a mint mark ("P" for Philadelphia or "D" for Denver), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".