And this time, she is an African American woman. “Lady Liberty, as depicted in coinage throughout the years, is modeled after our society’s continued evolution,” Elisa Basnight, U.S. Mint chief of staff, said during an event Thursday. In a blog post, Rhett Jeppson, principal deputy director of the U.S. Mint, wrote that this gold coin reflected both the past and future. #ladyliberty ✊✊✊ https://t.co/xxeeHhKtIU — Alexis V. Claudio (@LexiVClaudio) January 13, 2017A black woman with braids will appear on an American Gold Coin in 2017. “This is just a different way representing allegorical Liberty,” Jeppson said.

Source: Washington Post January 14, 2017 14:06 UTC