The United States Mint released images of the 2024 Native American $1 Coin. This coin’s design commemorates the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, which granted U.S. citizenship to all non-citizen Indians born within the territorial limits of the United States without requiring them to forfeit their tribal identity.
Native American dollars feature annually changing reverses that celebrate contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the history and development of the United States.
Designed and sculpted by U.S. Mint Medallic Artist Phebe Hemphill, the 2024 dollar’s reverse shows an eagle staff, an American Indian symbol of respect, honor, and patriotism, together with an American flag to represent the dual citizenship of Native Americans.
Around the image are inscriptions of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, $1, and INDIAN CITIZENSHIP ACTO OF 1924.
The design was selected from among 10 candidates with support from several stakeholders and was the second preference by the total vote count of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). The recommended design by the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) and the CCAC was candidate #8.
Authorized under Public Law 110-82 and introduced in 2009, the U.S. Mint’s Native American $1 Coin Program has celebrated:
- 2009 – Three Sisters Agriculture
- 2010 – Great Tree of Peace and the Iroquois Confederacy
- 2011 – Great Wampanoag Nation
- 2012 – Trade Routes
- 2013 – Treaty with the Delawares
- 2014 – Native Hospitality Ensured the Success of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- 2015 – Contributions of the Kahnawake Mohawk and Mohawk Akwesasne communities to "high iron" construction work
- 2016 – Contributions of the Native American Code Talkers in World War I and World War II
- 2017 – Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee Syllabary
- 2018 – Sports legend Jim Thorpe, a member of the Sac and Fox tribe
- 2019 – Mary Golda Ross, the first known Native American female engineer, and a space-walking astronaut symbolic of Native American astronauts
- 2020 – Elizabeth Peratrovich for her contributions to the passage of the 1945 Anti-Discrimination Law by the Alaskan territorial government
- 2021 – Honoring the service of American Indians in the U.S. military
- 2022 – Honoring Ely Samuel Parker, a U.S. Army officer, engineer, and tribal diplomat
- 2023 – Honoring ballerina Maria Tallchief and American Indians in ballet
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Common Obverse Design
Obverses (heads side) of Native American $1 Coins share the same portrait of "Sacagawea" as designed by sculptor Glenna Goodacre. The familiar image has been around since the Sacagawea golden dollar debuted in 2000. Inscriptions around Sacagawea read LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST.
An edge inscription indicates the year of issue, mint mark, and the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM."
Upcoming U.S. Mint 2024 Dollar Products
Native American dollars have not been released into circulation since 2011. The U.S. Mint manufactures them solely for its numismatic products sold here.
The first U.S. Mint products with 2024-dated Native American dollars will be available for order on Jan. 29. Options will include 25-coin rolls, 100-coin bags, and 250-coin boxes containing circulating-quality dollars produced at U.S. Mint production facilities in Denver and Philadelphia.
I think the DEI staff at the mint should all be fired today. Shouldn’t the obverse of the coin state ‘Native American Citizen Act…’ instead of that outdated and highly offensive word ‘Indian’? Where are all the Indians when you need them, I mean Native Americans. This country sure is upside down right now. The Cleveland Indians had to change their name to Guardians (lame) but the mint can blaze the word on coins and all you hear is …..crickets! All this uproar over renaming anything and everything related to Indian tribes, I mean Native American tribes, has made them… Read more »
When the committees involved in the theme (National Museum of the American Indian) and design selection (United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and National Congress of American Indians) also change their names to not use the “highly offensive” word in their names, then we’ll talk.
Who says we need to talk?
You were complaining that all you hear is crickets, so I presumed you wanted someone to say something. But since you’ve clearly made up what you have for a mind here, there’s nothing more I need to say.
Craig,
LOL! You are so “sassy”…Can we talk about “Indian givers” & how the heck that ever became a saying here in the USA!!??! Crazy stuff for sure in our terminology…
NumisdudeTX
2020 Joe Biden act Any person able to outrun border security will automatically get $5000 monthly stipend per person, free healthcare, free drivers license (no test or insurance required, or identification to confirm who you are), tax exemption on everything, and all you gotta do is learn how to say, “thank you Joe biden” and “vote democrat” and be able to sign an “x” on democrat voter registration card. I was just thinking Craig, why wouldn’t this be offensive to the tribes. A constant reminder of the injustice. Like monuments are to blacks. What is the difference? Then I realized,… Read more »
There is no 2020 Joe Biden act. Biden was not president in 2020.
The name doesn’t always have to be accurate. Like the affordable care act, if it was really affordable they wouldnt need subsidies. But Joe was president elect in 2020. So they would honor his win with the year he won, not 2 months later when sworn in in 2021. To commemorate the day that David defeated Goliath so to speak. Maybe you can shed light on how we have 2 national anthems. Oh, must be because we have two different names for our nation. 1. The United States 2. America. (3 if you call it the United States of America,… Read more »
D&C, Reminds me of the long-running tourist commercial for Jamaica, “Come to Jamaica – Make it Your Home,” Lol. Or “Build it and they will come…” The USA – “Everyone’s Welcome – Just run our simple obstacle course as you cross the border & you win the prize!” Or the Texas Chamber of Commerce saying “Come on In Y’all, We’re Open for Business,” just cross the border & mow my lawn, clean my floors & toilets, pick my crops & cook my Mexican food & babysit my kids, all for less than minimum wage, in cash off the books &… Read more »
Reality TV show. Fear factor, meets survivor, meets America’s greatest race, meets the Olympics, meets squad games. Have Em all deported to southern tip of South America. And compete, solve puzzles and riddles as they advance closer to the border. Hold eliminations as they go. And whittle it down to the last 10 to compete for final spot to enter. Of course the trivia section would be US history and gubmint questions, throw in math and current citizenship questions and driver tests. Winner gets to bring in spouse (must be married at least 3 years) and up to 3 kids.… Read more »
The contract workers from India appreciate your sentiments and look forward to gaining U.S. citizenship soon.
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Really stupid, making the Native American citizens in 1924, First Native Americans had their lands stolen, then made 2nd Class citizens by the government. To make themselves feel better they self-righteously upgraded the Indian in 1924. One Hundred years later, they double-down and confirm not much has changed. The U.S. Mint which is part of the U.S. Government thinks they are doing Native Americans a favor by insulting them once again this time on Sacagawea Dollar.
Most of the people who buy them will not be Native Americans.
Lol. I had a great post. Noticed auto correct put in cars instead of card. Hit edit to change, and it got deleted for spam. Lmfao.
will there be a 2024-S Native American dollar proof coin available?