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1 Dollar Mohawk Carved Ceremonial Masks
| Issuer | Los Coyotes Sovereign Nation |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A draped bust of a Mohawk individual is depicted in high relief at the center of the field, shown in a three-quarter left-facing portrait. The subject wears traditional beaded adornments and a decorative garment, with hair styled in a traditional manner and feathered ornamentation at the crown. The legend MOHAWK arcs prominently along the upper periphery. Along the lower border, the inscription 1 OZ. .999 SILVER · 2020 · ONE DOLLAR is arranged in a curved legend, with ONE DOLLAR appearing on the right side. |
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The Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians, based in Warner Springs, California, gained federal recognition in 1971 after decades of administrative neglect. Their sovereign minting activity — like that of many smaller recognized nations — falls outside U.S. Mint jurisdiction entirely, a legal reality that has produced a sprawling secondary market of tribally issued silver rounds with nominal dollar denominations that carry no obligation for acceptance anywhere.
The Mohawk attribution here is geographically incongruous: the Mohawk are a northeastern Haudenosaunee people with no cultural connection to the Southern California Cahuilla-Cupeño community issuing this piece.