Beginning at 12pm EST on February 15th, the United States Mint will have the fourth coin in the First Amendment Platinum Proof Coin Series available. The coin will reflect the Right to Assemble.
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution Platinum Proof Coin Series is a five-year series (2021-2025) featuring five designs on one-ounce 99.95% platinum proof coins. The United States Mint aims to honor the five freedoms in the First Amendment citing the Freedom of Speech as its second release in the program. The First Amendment reads as follows: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peacefully to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Showcasing the Right to Assemble, the obverse design displays several different types of oak leaves. WITH THE RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE LIBERTY SPREADS, IN GOD WE TRUST, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and 2024 are inscribed throughout. The series has used the lifecycle of the oak tree from seedling to mighty oak as a metaphor for our nation’s growth. Each of the freedoms listed in the First Amendment adds to the growth and development of our nation, Liberty growing in strength and beauty from a seed.
The reverse that will be featured throughout this five-year series depicts an eagle in flight. An olive branch of peace is grasped in the eagle’s talons. The 99.95% proof platinum coin features the inscriptions “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “$100,” “1 OZ.,” and “.9995 PLATINUM”. AIP Designer Patricia Lucas-Morris designed the reverse with Medallic Artist Don Everhart sculpting it.
Limited in mintage and production to 12,000, the Proof Platinum Coin will come housed in black and silver Original Government Packaging and will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. The $100 denomination coin will be produced at West Point.
Source: United States Mint
