Lady Liberty will be depicted as a black women on a coin -- the first time in the nation’s history Lady Liberty has not been a white woman -- the U.S. Treasury Department announced on Thursday. The ...

Now this is a cause for celebration: The United States Mint and Treasury announced Thursday that the American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin will portray Lady Liberty as an African-American woman ...

WASHINGTON — A new commemorative coin from the U.S. Mint and Treasury features a fresh depiction of Lady Liberty. With a crown of stars in her hair and a toga-like dress, she’s as patriotic as ever.

Image of the forthcoming 2017 American Liberty High Relief Gold Coin (all images courtesy the United States Mint) For the first time, Lady Liberty will appear as a black woman on a US coin, to be ...