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Harriet Tubman $5 Gold Coin

Year of Issue

2024

Authorizing Legislation

Public Law 117–163

Background

The U.S. Mint released the 2024 Harriet Tubman $5 Gold Coin as part of the Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Program. The program celebrates the bicentennial of Harriet Tubman's birth. The Mint sttruck $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half dollar clad coins as part of the program. The designs follow the three periods of Tubmans' life and work.

The $5 designs represent her life after the Civil War. She helped care for newly freed enslaved people on her farm in Auburn, New York. She was involved in organizations and gave speeches in support of women's suffrage and civil rights.

Characteristics

The obverse (heads) features a portrait of Harriet Tubman in her years following the Civil War, looking confidently into the distance and towards the future.

The reverse (tails) depicts both arms of an individual firmly clasping one arm of another individual, symbolizing the aid and care that Harriet Tubman offered to others throughout her life. Encircling the arms are inscriptions of Harriet Tubman’s seven core values.

Obverse Inscriptions

  • HARRIET TUBMAN
  • LIBERTY
  • IN GOD WE TRUST
  • 2024

Reverse Inscriptions

  • FAITH
  • FREEDOM
  • FAMILY
  • COMMUNITY
  • SELF-DETERMINATION
  • SOCIAL JUSTICE
  • EQUALITY
  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • $5
  • E PLURIBUS UNUM

Mint and Mint Mark

Specifications

  • Composition: 90% gold, 6% silver, balance copper
  • Diameter: 0.850 inches
  • Weight: 0.243 troy oz.
  • Mintage Limit: 50,000 across all gold product options

Artist Credits