By Zeba Blay
The United States Mint just released an image of its latest commemorative collector’s coin ― and it features a black woman.
On Thursday, the United States Mint and Treasury revealed the 2017 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin, commemorating the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Mint. The coin has a depiction of Lady Liberty like we’ve never seen her: a black woman with twists in her hair, wearing a crown of stars.
Some
social media users on Twitter questioned why Lady Liberty, who has
traditionally been depicted as a white woman, appears as a woman of
color on the new coin. The U.S. Mint explained on Twitter that the coin
is part of a series to reflect America’s diversity:
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Source: The Huffington Post
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