A new version of the Sacagawea golden dollar coin will be unveiled on Friday.
The image of Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition, and her son will remain on the front of the coin. The back will depict a Native woman planting seeds in a field of corn, beans and squash
The back will rotate every year. Images will be chosen by the U.S. Mint in consultation
with the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, the House Congressional Native American Caucus, the National Congress of American Indians, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and a citizen advisory committee.
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