The US Mint issued coins in Harriet Tubman’s honor
Commemorative coins honouring abolitionist Harriet Tubman were distributed by the US Mint on Thursday.
To mark the bicentennial of her birth, there are $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar coins. According to the agency, this is the first time the US Mint has honoured Tubman with coins.
Ventris Gibson, the first Black director of the US Mint, said, "We all owe Harriet Tubman a huge debt of gratitude because I, and so many others, would not be where we would not be now if it weren't for her bravery, her love of freedom for her people, and her devotion to our nation."
"The Harriet Tubman coins are genuinely magnificent pieces of art, and we at the Mint like to think of coins as little canvases of art."
Ventris went on, "These coins represent her spirit, her tenacity, h...