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June 18, 2019
The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220
Dear Secretary Mnuchin,
A public meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) was held on Tuesday
June 18, 2019 to review and discuss the obverse and reverse designs for the Steve Gleason
Congressional Gold Medal.
Clare Durrett, Associate Executive Director for Team Gleason shared with the committee that
Mr. Gleason's preferred design for the obverse is SG-O-07, which features a portrait of Steve
Gleason along with the inscription "Steve Gleason" and "Act of Congress 2018." For the reverse,
Mr. Gleason prefers SG-R-03 with the following edits: Mr. Gleason requests that the design be
shifted down to show more sky and an enlarged moon. He would like to see "Act of Congress
2018" removed (as it is on his preferred obverse design) and "Keep Exploring "placed on an arc
along the bottom of the design. This reverse design is emblematic of Gleason's childhood in the
Pacific Northwest, representing a life time of travel and exploration. The inscription "Keep
Exploring" is an important phrase throughout Gleason's life representing both his travel and his
journey with ALS.
All members of the committee agreed that a medal featuring obverse SG-O-07 and reverse SG­
R-03 would create a fitting tribute to Steve Gleason.
Motion was passed unanimously to recommend SG-O-07 and SG-R-03.

Thomas Uram, Chairperson
CCAC

June 18, 2019
The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20220

Dear Secretary Mnuchin,
A public meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) was held on Tuesday
June 18, 2019 to review and discuss the obverse and reverse design of the Anwar El Sadat
Congressional Gold Medal.
The committee discussed fourteen potential obverse designs and fourteen potential reverse
designs. Ezra Friedlander represented the Anwar Sadat Family and is the official program
liaison. The family reviewed the candidate designs and expressed preferences for obverse design
AS-O-04 and reverse design AS-R-02.
All members of the committee agreed that obverse number AS-O-04 would be fitting tribute to
Anwar El Sadat. The uniqueness of the design features a dramatic portrait of Anwar El Sadat
with the portrait sculpted in the manner of ancient Egyptian relief. The committee agreed with
the family's preference of AS-R-02. The design depicts the Unknown Soldier Memorial and
Anwar El Sadat' s tomb with the inscriptions "HE LIVED FOR PEACE AND DIED FOR
PRINCIPLES," "ANWAR EL SADAT 1918-1981 ," and "ACT OF CONGRESS 2018 ."
The motion was passed unanimously to recommend designs AS-O-04 and AS-R-01.

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