✊ Celebrating Black History – Their Legacy, Our Future Centennial Commemorative Coin (1926–2026)
The past built us. The future is ours to lead.

A Century of Leadership, Knowledge, and Cultural Power

This meaningful double-sided, high-relief commemorative coin honors 100 years of Black history through the pillars of leadership, education, creativity, and moral courage. Designed as both a tribute and a teaching piece, it connects historic struggle with the responsibility of future generations.

Finished in antique silver with radiant gold accents and full-color enamel, this coin delivers museum-grade depth and storytelling—crafted to inspire pride, reflection, and purpose.

Front Design — Their Legacy, Our Future

A tribute to those who shaped history and the movements that continue it.

The front features a powerful, layered composition representing civil rights, labor, culture, and collective strength.

Key Visual Elements:

• 👤 Central civil rights leader portrait, inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. — moral clarity and leadership

• ✊ Raised clenched fist — resistance, empowerment, and unity

• 🎸 Guitar — Black musical influence and cultural voice

• 🛠️ Tools of labor — dignity of work and resilience

• 🏛️ Classical civic building — justice, law, and institutional change

• 📣 Historic protest signs — “I AM A MAN” and “BLACKS MATTER,” symbolizing equality and human rights

• 🌿 Laurel wreath accents — honor, sacrifice, and remembrance

Raised Inscriptions:

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY
THEIR LEGACY, OUR FUTURE
1926 ★ 2026
100TH ANNIVERSARY

The sculpted depth creates a documentary-style relief—capturing struggle, progress, and lasting impact in a single frame.

Reverse Design — Dream • Lead • Think • Write

A celebration of education, imagination, and generational wisdom.

The reverse centers on a symbolic stack of books surrounded by florals and greenery, representing growth through learning and ideas.

Symbolic Details:

• 📚 Stacked books with engraved words:

  • DREAM — vision and possibility

  • LEAD — courage and responsibility

  • THINK — knowledge and critical thought

  • WRITE — storytelling and self-expression

• 🌸 Flowers and leaves — growth, renewal, and creativity

• 🌿 Laurel branches — achievement through education

Engraved Inscription:

CENTENNIAL 1926–2026

Warm metallic tones and polished highlights give the reverse a timeless, inspirational presence—emphasizing that the future is written through learning.

Specifications

• Diameter: approx. 1.75 in (45 mm)

• Thickness: approx. 0.3 in

• Weight: approx. 35–45 g

• Material: Premium alloy

• Finish: Antique silver tone with gold accents and enamel detailing

Why This Coin Matters

✨ More than a collectible, this coin is a lesson cast in metal.

Ideal for:

• Black History Month and year-round education

• Teachers, students, and community leaders

• Cultural heritage and civil rights collections

• Meaningful gifts that inspire pride and responsibility

This coin honors a powerful truth:
The legacy we inherit becomes the future we create.