The feet of the “Little Rock Nine” escorted by a soldier to enter the school. This group of nine black students entered the previously segregated facility following the landmark decision of Brown v. Board of Education.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LIBERTY
RM CLV
DESEGREGATION IN
EDUCATION
2007
IN GOD WE TRUST
Reverse description
Little Rock Central High School as it appeared in 1957. The building still operates as an educational institution and has been designated as a National Historic Site.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
ONE DOLLAR
E PLURIBUS UNUM
LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL
HIGH SCHOOL
P
UNITED STATES of AMERICAั
Edge
Reeded
Mint
P United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)