2025 American Innovation $1 Coin – Arkansas (P & D Mint Marks) The 2025 American Innovation $1 Coin honoring Arkansas is the first release of the 2025 series from the U.S. Mint’s American Innovation $1 Coin Program. This coin celebrates Raye Montague, an Arkansas native and groundbreaking naval engineer who revolutionized ship design by developing the first computer-generated draft of a U.S. Navy warship. Design Details: Obverse (Shared across the series): Features the Statue of Liberty Designer: Justin Kunz | Sculptor: Phebe Hemphill Inscriptions: IN GOD WE TRUST and $1 Reverse (Arkansas Innovation): Depicts Raye Montague at work with a Navy frigate (Oliver Hazard Perry-class) in the background A grid and sea pattern symbolize digital ship design innovation Inscriptions: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RAYE MONTAGUE, ARKANSAS, and AMERICAN INNOVATION Designer: Donna Weaver | Sculptor: Eric David Custer Edge Lettering: 2025, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and mint mark (P for Philadelphia, D for Denver) Coin Specifications: Composition: Manganese-brass clad (88.5% Cu, 6% Zn, 3.5% Mn, 2% Ni) Diameter: 26.49 mm Weight: 8.1 g Finish: Uncirculated (circulation quality)
