Published February 23. 2018 04:26AM
The new Jim Thorpe $1 coin has made its debut at area banks.
The 2018 reverse design from the U.S. Mint depicts Jim Thorpe with the foreground elements highlighting his football and Olympic achievements. Inscriptions are “Jim Thorpe,” “Wa-Tho-Huk” (Thorpe’s Sac and Fox tribe name), “United States of America” and “$1.”
The Native American $1 coin program celebrates contributions made by Native American tribes and individual Native Americans to the history and development of the United States. A reverse design, with an image of one important Native American or Native American contribution, is issued every year.
The front of the Native American $1 coin continues to feature the central figure Sacagawea carrying her infant son, Jean Baptiste.
Collectors ordered a combined 1,150,800 Jim Thorpe coins through roll, bag and box options. The coins are available as singles, rolls of 25, bags of 100 or a box containing 250.
<p>The 2018 Native American $1 coin features Jim Thorpe on one side and Sacagawea on the other. The coin is available at Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank. Call for details. ILLUSTRATION BY BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS</p>