1 Dollar 2020 – South Carolina – Septima Clark

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The coin depicts Septima Clark marching with African American students holding books and the United States flag. This composition signifies that education and literacy among oppressed people are essential for their development and the exercise of their civil rights.

Septima Clark, born in 1898 in Charleston, South Carolina, was an American educator and civil rights activist. Clark developed literacy and citizenship workshops, which played a highly significant role in the campaign for voting rights and the civil rights of African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement.

The $1 coin issuance program dedicated to “significant innovations and pioneering achievements by individuals and groups from all states, territories, and the District of Columbia” began in 2018.

The obverse of the issued coin is the same as that of all other coins in the series: it features the Statue of Liberty, the face value “$1,” the national motto “In God We Trust,” as well as the initials of the engraver (Phoebe Humphill) and the artist (Justin Koontz). Since 2019, an additional privy mark has also been placed beneath the motto. The year of minting, the mint mark, and the motto “E pluribus unum” (“Out of many, one”) are engraved on the edge.

All subsequent coins will be issued in the same order in which the states entered the Union. In addition, a coin dedicated to the District of Columbia will be released, followed by issues highlighting innovations from the U.S. Territories.