There's A Black Lady Liberty On A U.S. Coin For The First Time Ever

The United States Mint just released an image of its latest commemorative collectors 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 weve never seen her: a black woman with twists in her hair, wearing a crown of stars.Treasury & Mint officials unveiled the 2017 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin! https://t.co/HkfcPN5Enq #USMint225 @USTreasury pic.twitter.com/0ShGHPn5oF United States Mint (@usmint) January 12, 2017 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 Americas diversity:@SindyM67 @USTreasury It's 1st in a series--designs depict an allegorical Liberty in a variety of contemp. forms reflecting U.S. diversity. United States Mint (@usmint) January 13, 2017 According to ABC News, 24-karat gold coin will be part of a series of future coins depicting Lady Liberty as Indian-American, Hispanic-American, and Asian American. The coins will be issued every two years.Soon, another black woman will grace U.S. currency:Harriet Tubman is set to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill by 2020. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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