Lady Liberty to be black lady on new US $100 coin
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The china is a initial in a array to underline women from racial minorities
The US Mint and Treasury will for a initial time emanate a commemorative china depicting Lady Liberty as a black woman.
The china commemorates a Mint’s 225th anniversary and shows Liberty with a climax of stars and a toga-like dress.
The 24-carat china will import 20g (1oz) and have a face value of $100 (£80).
The US Mint says it skeleton to emanate serve coins depicting Liberty as women from racial minorities, such as Asian, Hispanic or Indian Americans.
Rhett Jeppson, a Mint’s principal emissary director, told a New York Times journal that partial of a goal was to “have a review about autocracy – and we positively have started that conversation”.
A sum of 100,000 of a Gold coins will be created, along with 100,000 china reproductions of a image, called medals, that will sell for about $50, a journal reported.
The coins will go on sale on 6 April.
Coins temperament new designs will be released each dual years, a Mint pronounced in a statement.
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