![]() A nod to the ‘Five Moons’ is presented in the lunar motif, while the four ballerinas in the background are symbolic of both Tallchief’s American Indian ballerina contemporaries and the generations of dancers they inspired.” “The reverse (tails) design features Maria Tallchief in balletic pose. “The obverse (heads) design retains the central figure “Sacagawea” carrying her infant son, Jean Baptiste,” according to the U.S. The reverse side of these coins changes year-to-year, however. The coin series follows the release of the Sacagawea Golden Dollar (2000 to 2008), which features a portrait of Sacagawea on the obverse side (heads) with an eagle on the reverse (tails side). ![]() The program was authorized by the Native American $1 Coin Act ( Public Law 105-124) that was signed into law in 1997. Mint’s $1 Coin Program that began in 2009 to celebrate the important contributions made by tribal nations and individual Native people to the history and development of the United States. Mint themed the coin “Maria Tallchief and American Indians in Ballet,” which is engraved on the coin. “I worked with the US Mint on the design of the silver dollar and am pleased that the Five Moons were incorporated.” “My mother would have been so moved by being included on the dollar coin,” says Elise Paschen, Tallchief’s daughter, who is a renowned poet and professor at the Art Institute of Chicago. ![]() Collectively, these five Native ballerinas, all from Oklahoma tribal nations, became known as the “Five Moons.” In the background on the coin, in silhouette, are depicted her sister Marjorie Tallchief (1926 - 2021), as well as Yvonne Chouteau (Cherokee, 1929 - 2016), Moscelyne Larkin (Peoria, 1925 - 2012), and Rosella Hightower (Choctaw, 1920 - 2008). (February 6, 2023) – The United States Mint releases its new $1 coin today, featuring the Osage Nation’s own Maria Tallchief (1925 - 2013). ![]()
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