Jazz Great is First Black on U.S. Coin
(February 24, 2009) - Jazz legend and Washingtonian Duke Ellington is the first African American to appear on an American coin.
The U.S. Mint introduced the coin, the latest in its line of state-themed quarters, today at the Smithsonian Institution.
The commemorative quarter, which shows Ellington playing the piano, was approved last year by a vote of District residents.
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass and astronomer Benjamin Banneker were also considered for the District’s honorary coin.
Also considered for the quarter was . . .
Full story at: Link
The U.S. Mint introduced the coin, the latest in its line of state-themed quarters, today at the Smithsonian Institution.
The commemorative quarter, which shows Ellington playing the piano, was approved last year by a vote of District residents.
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass and astronomer Benjamin Banneker were also considered for the District’s honorary coin.
Also considered for the quarter was . . .
Full story at: Link
posted by A.C. Dwyer at 10:39 PM
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