Maria Tallchief and the Five Moons (2023)
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Drescription: The 2023 Native American $1 Coin (Sacagawea Dollar) honors Maria Tallchief and the "Five Moons," featuring a reverse design by Ben Sowards that spotlights the Osage prima ballerina in a balletic pose. Surrounding her are four other Native American ballerinas, representing contemporaries and the generations of dancers they inspired, along with a lunar motif.
Key Features and Details:
Obverse: Retains Glenna Goodacre’s classic design of Sacagawea and her infant son, Jean Baptiste.
Reverse: Features Maria Tallchief, with four background dancers, symbolizing the Oklahoma-born Native American ballerinas known as the "Five Moons" (Maria and Marjorie Tallchief, Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, and Moscelyne Larkin).
Inscriptions: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "MARIA TALLCHIEF," and "AMERICAN INDIANS IN BALLET".
Release: The U.S. Mint released these coins on February 6, 2023, specifically for collectors, rather than for general circulation.
Symbolism: The lunar motif honors the "Five Moons" legacy.
Key Features and Details:
Obverse: Retains Glenna Goodacre’s classic design of Sacagawea and her infant son, Jean Baptiste.
Reverse: Features Maria Tallchief, with four background dancers, symbolizing the Oklahoma-born Native American ballerinas known as the "Five Moons" (Maria and Marjorie Tallchief, Yvonne Chouteau, Rosella Hightower, and Moscelyne Larkin).
Inscriptions: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "MARIA TALLCHIEF," and "AMERICAN INDIANS IN BALLET".
Release: The U.S. Mint released these coins on February 6, 2023, specifically for collectors, rather than for general circulation.
Symbolism: The lunar motif honors the "Five Moons" legacy.