United States Mint to Launch 2011 Native American $1 Coin March 25

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The public is invited to the United States Mint's launch ceremony for the 2011 Native American $1 Coin on March 25, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).  The ceremony will take place at the Henry Hornblower II Visitor Center on Plimoth Plantation, a living museum that focuses on life in Plymouth Colony during the 17th century.  Following the ceremony, the public can exchange their cash for the new 2011 Native American $1 Coin.  Children 18 years old and younger will receive a new coin to commemorate the event.

The Native American $1 Coin is authorized by Public Law 110-82 -- the Native American $1 Coin Act of 2008 (ACT).  The Act requires the United States Mint to mint and issue $1 coins with designs celebrating the important contributions of Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the history and development of the United States.  The 2011 Native American $1 Coin is the third coin issued in the program, which launched in 2009.

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Digital images of the 2011 Native American $1 Coin are available at: http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/?action=Photo#NativeAmericanCoin2011.  

Information about the Native American $1 Coin Program is available at:

http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/nativeamerican/.  

Information about the United States Mint is available at: http://www.usmint.gov.

Information about Plimoth Plantation is available at:  http://plimoth.org/.

SOURCE United States Mint