1 Dollar 'Native American Dollar' Haudenosaunee—Great Law of Peace

Issuer United States
Year 2010
Type Commemorative circulation coin
Value 1 Dollar (1 USD)
Currency Dollar (1785-date)
Composition Manganese brass clad copper
Weight 8.1 g
Diameter 26.5 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Obverse: Glenna Goodacre
Reverse: Thomas Cleveland, Charles Lessie Vickers
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#474, Schön#474
Obverse description Sacagawea (1788-1812), a Shoshone Native American, a translator and a guide to the Lewis and Clark expedition, holding a child
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST GG
Reverse description Hiawatha Belt and five arrows bound together representing unity with the inscription `Haudenosaunee` - the word the Iroquois Confederacy calls themselves. The word means `People of the Long House`. Another inscription is found along the lower edge of the reverse spelling `Great Law of Peace` (an English translation of Gayanashagowa, the Iroquois Confederacy constitution). The Great Law of Peace was used as a model for the Constitution of the United States. The four links on the belt are meant to symbolize four of the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, namely the Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca Nations. The Eastern White Pine tree in the middle of the belt represents the fifth Nation, the Onondaga, and is a depiction of the Tree of Peace.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $1 TC CLV HAUDENOSAUNEE GREAT LAW OF PEACE
Edge Engraved with date, mintmark, and a motto. 13 stars represent
Mint D
United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date)
P
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
S
United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
Mintage 2010 D - - 48 720 000
2010 D - Satin Finish - 583 897
2010 P - - 32 060 000
2010 P - Satin Finish - 583 897
2010 S - Proof - 1 689 364
Numisquare ID 5178725120
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