2013 Native American Dollar Coin Design

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A turkey, howling wolf and turtle – all symbols of the clans of the Delaware Tribe – and a ring of 13 stars to represent the original Colonies are featured on the reverse design for the 2013 Native American $1 Coin.

The theme for the design is "The Delaware Treaty (1778)." (After declaring independence, the United States signed its first formal treaty with an Indian tribe, the Delaware, at Fort Pitt, now Pittsburgh, on Sept. 17, 1778.

Ken