The 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar was issued by the US Mint in 2009 to celebrate two hundred years since the birth of Braille. These coins were released by the US Mint on March 26th of that year with a maximum mintage of 400,000 proof and uncirculated coins across all product options.

Congress authorized the silver dollars with the Louis Braille Bicentennial-Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-247). The strikes were meant to honor the individual who developed a method of reading and writing for the blind which has since allowed millions of visually impaired individuals to lead full productive lives in their society.

The coins were struck from 90% silver to a diameter of 1.5 inches – the standard specifications for modern commemorative silver dollars. 25,000 of the uncirculated coins were reserved for the Braille Education Set which was issued by the Mint on October 8, 2009.

Shown on the obverse of the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar is a portrait of Braille. It was designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) Master Designer Joel Iskowitz and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor/Engraver Phebe Hemphill. Also shown are the inscriptions of LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, LOUIS BRAILLE, 1809 and 2009.

The reverse contains the first readable Braille on a US coin with the three letters of "BRL" depicted in the code. Also included is the image of a young blind boy reading with Braille and the inscriptions of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE DOLLAR and EPLURIBUS UNUM. The reverse was designed by United States Mint AIP Master Designer Susan Gamble and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor/Engraver Joseph Menna.

Surcharges collected on the sale of each silver dollar was forwarded to the National Federation of the Blind to further its programs to promote Braille literacy.

Also issued by the Mint in the same year as this strike was the Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar.