Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the U.S. Mint Unveiling the Designs for the 2024 Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) released the following statement on the United States Mint (Mint) unveiling the designs for the 2024 Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Program.  

“I am excited to announce the unveiling of designs for the 2024 Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Program. As lead sponsor of the Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Act, I believe that this is one of many gestures to honor the life and legacy of one of America’s greatest heroes, Harriet Tubman – a Black enslaved woman who escaped the brutality of slavery, fought to free so many others, championed the cause for women’s suffrage and continued the struggle for civil rights. The coin designs reflect her beauty and indomitable spirit. Now more than ever, it is important to commemorate Harriet Tubman, especially while extremists are working overtime to erase our history. America’s history.”

The Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue – at no cost to American taxpayers and for a surcharge to purchasers –$5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half dollar clad coins bearing Tubman’s image and emblematic of her legacy, all of which would be legal tender. Proceeds from the sale of such coins to the public would pay for any costs associated with their minting. Surcharges received by the Treasury would be paid equally to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, New York to help fulfill their missions of telling the stories of abolitionists and inspiring the public by sharing Harriet Tubman’s core values and promoting her enormous legacy.

To read more on the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Program, click HERE.

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