The United States Mint's 2019 Native American dollar coin honors American Indians in the space program. (U.S. Mint)
The United States Mint has revealed the design for its 2019 coin celebrating the roles of Native Americans in space exploration.
The "American Indians in the Space Program" 2019 Native American $1 coin, to be released on Feb. 13, highlights individuals and achievements spanning the decades between NASA's Gemini program and the International Space Station.
"Native Americans have been on the modern frontier of space flight since the beginning of NASA," described the U.S. Mint on its website.
The 2019 Native American dollar, which is the 11th release in an annual series that began in 2009, retains the "Sacagawea" heads-side (or obverse) design — depicting the Shoshone interpreter who assisted the Lewis and Clark Expedition — first introduced by the Mint in 2000.