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June 23, 2017 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 Wednesday, June 21, 2017, to review and discuss the reverse designs for the 2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin series, consisting of a $5 gold coin, $1 silver coin, half-dollar clad coin, and a five-ounce $1 silver proof coin. Public Law 114-282 requires the reverse to “be a representation of a close-up of the famous ‘Buzz Aldrin on the Moon’ photograph taken July 20, 1969, that shows just the visor and part of the helmet of Buzz Aldrin.” The reflection includes astronaut Neil Armstrong, a solar wind collector, the United States flag, and the lunar lander. The Act further requires that all coins be curved. With input from representatives from NASA, including their Chief Historian Bill Barry, the Committee reviewed and discussed the variations on the mandated reverse design. A motion was made and passed unanimously for A11-R-03. The Committee further requested that the denominations be spelled out, and in the case of the 5-ounce proof coin, that the weight and fineness be placed on the edge. The obverse will be chosen by a 6-person panel, three members each from the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission on Fine Arts, in a public design competition chosen from a pool of entries submitted by U.S citizens and permanent residents who have experience or interest in visual arts, illustration or sculpting. This jury selection will take place in October, 2017. Best regards, I am Mary N. Lannin Chair Established by Act of Congress, Public Law 108-15 July 5, 2017 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 Wednesday, June 21, 2017, to review and discuss the designs for Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal. In accordance with Public Law 114-265, this medal is to be awarded to the Filipino Veterans in recognition of their outstanding wartime accomplishments and service to the United States during World War II. A thoughtful discussion by members of the Committee brought forth two outstanding designs – the obverse (FVWW2-O-4) depicts a Filipino Scout, a Filipino Infantry regiment officer and a guerilla soldier, with a determined infantry man on guard in the foreground. The obverse design received 26 of a possible 27 first place votes. The reverse (FVWW2-R-01) displays both the American and Filipino World War II era flags. “United States Army Forces in the Far East” is inscribed along the top and bottom border, and the inscription of “Duty to Country” and the key locations of “Bataan & Corregidor,” “Luzon,” “Leyte,” and “Southern Philippines” are featured centrally. Inscribed upon a scroll between two flags are the significant years of “1941,” “1945,” and “1946.” This reverse design received 27 out of a possible 27 first place votes. It was a privilege to work with Major General (Ret.) Tony Taguba, Chairman of the Filipino Veterans Recognition and Education Project, and his staff in order to honor those who fought for our country. Best regards, I am Mary N. Lannin Chair Established by Act of Congress, Public Law 108-15 June 23, 2017 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 Wednesday, June 21, 2017, to review and discuss the reverse designs for the 2019 and 2020 Native American $1 Coin Program. The theme for the 2019 $1 coin is Native Americans in the Space Program. Viewing and discussing a variety of interesting adaptions of this theme, the Committee selected NA2019-08, featuring three golden eagle feathers, honoring the achievements of John Herrington (Chickasaw), Mary Golda Ross (Cherokee) and Jerry Elliott (Osage and Comanche). The planets of the solar system float between the feathers: Venus, Earth with its moon, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter. This design received 19 of a possible 27 votes. The theme for the 2020 $1 coin is Elizabeth Peratrovich and Alaska’s AntiDiscrimination Law, which marks its 75th anniversary in 2020. Again, with a variety of exceptional designs, the Committee voted for NA-2020-09, incorporating the distinctive Pacific Northwest style of art in the form of a raven perched on the door of equality, holding the key to unlock the door in its beak. As in the previous year’s choice, this design received 19 of a possible 27 votes. For each of these reverses, we were guided in the interpretation of the symbolism by one of our Committee members, Dr. Herman Viola, Curator Emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution and a specialist on the history of the American West and American Indians. Best regards, I am Mary N. Lannin Chair