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October 7, 2020 The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin Secretary of the Treasury Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20220 Dear Mr. Secretary: A public meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee was held by teleconference on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. The CCAC reviewed the candidate designs for the obverse and reverse for the Mint Director Medal for David J. Ryder. The CCAC was informed that Director Ryder had only one obverse and reverse design done by Chief Engraver, Joseph Menna for the portfolio c onsideration. The Committee unanimously recommended the obverse and reverse designs created for Mr. Ryder's Mint Director's Medal. Sincerely s, Thomas Uram Chairman Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Established by An Act ofCongress, Public Law 108-15 https://www.ccac.gov October 7, 2020 The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin Secretary of the Treasury Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20220 Dear Mr. Secretary: A public meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee was held by teleconference on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. The CCAC reviewed the candidate designs for the obverse and reverse of the Congressional Gold Medal for Mary Winston Jackson. Mrs. Jackson worked as a program manager, encouraging the hiring and promotion of the next generation ofNASA's female mathematicians, engineers, and scientists. The CCAC was informed that Mrs. Jackson's granddaughter, Ms. Wanda Jackson, was the family representative for the Congressional Gold Medal who preferred obverse MJ-O-06 and reverse MJ-R-02. After some discussion, the Committee unanimously affirmed and recommended the design preferences expressed by the family of Mary Winston Jackson, NASA's first Black female aeronautical engineer. The Committee's recommended designs capture these elements: obverse MJ-O-06 shows Mrs. Jackson holding an early model of the space shuttle; and reverse MJ-R-02 features a full-length portrait of Mrs. Jackson with a clipboard and pen, standing before a large wind tunnel, representing her work with air boundary layer information. Sincerely; yours, Thomas Uram Chairman Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Established by An Act of Congress, Public Law I 08-15 https://www.ccac.gov October 7, 2020 The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin Secretary of the Treasury Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20220 Dear Mr. Secretary: A public meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee was held by teleconference on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. The CCAC reviewed the candidate designs for the obverses and reverses of the three coins in the National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Program. The CCAC heard from the Mint's liaisons for the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum: Marcia Ferranto, CEO, and Margaret Mullins, Chief of Staff and Board Liaison. They were present telephonically and available to answer questions and provide feedback to the Committee. Ms. Ferranto and Ms. Mullins noted in regard to the coinage program: "Our greatest focus currently is on community and diversity." National Law Enforcement Museum, Clad Half Dollar For the clad half dollar, the CCAC focused on designs that combined to present a "challenge coin" motif. Ms. Ferranto observed that many of the Museum's active members eagerly collect challenge coins related to law enforcement. The Committee's recommendations for the half dollar are: • Obverse LE-C-O-09 o This design depicts a child's tin-plate sheriff's star, representing the community served by law-enforcement officers and the important role they play, along with the legend Serve and Protect. • Reverse LE-C-R-06, modified to replace the legend Respect, Honor, Remember with the full name of the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum. o This design shows an eye looking at a fingerprint through a magnifying glass, representing the human side ofjustice as a reminder that law enforcement is not just officers on the street, but many other people as well. Established by An Act of Congress, Public Law I 08-15 https:/ /www.ccac.gov National Law Enforcement Museum, Silver Dollar For the silver dollar, after robust discussion the Committee developed a recommendation that satisfies the liaisons' stated strongest concerns: diversity, and the connection between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve, living together and working together. The Committee's recommendations for the silver dollar are: • Obverse LE-S-O-05 o This design depicts a police officer kneeling next to a boy who has paused from his basketball game to read a book. It symbolizes vigilant protection of the community and future generations. • Reverse LE-S-R-11 o This design shows a handshake between a law-enforcement officer and a member of the public, representing the work officers do within their communities to increase safety through trusting relationships. National Law Enforcement Museum, Gold $5 Coin For the gold $5 coin, the Committee focused on the memorial aspect of the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum, making the gold coin into a tribute to the fallen. The Committee's recommendations for the gold $5 coin are: • Obverse LE-S-O-02 (originally a candidate for the obverse of the silver dollar), modified by removing the rose from the base of the design. o This design shows conjoined busts of a male and female officer looking upward and saluting. • Reverse LE-G-R-07 o This design depicts a folded American flag with three roses symbolizing remembrance. Thomas Uram Chairman Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee 2 October 7, 2020 The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin Secretary of the Treasury Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20220 Dear Mr. Secretary: A public meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee was held by teleconference on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. The CCAC reviewed the candidate designs for the obverse and reverse for the Congressional Gold Medal honoring, as a group, the hundreds of women who worked as computers, mathematicians, and engineers at NACA and NASA between the 1930s and 1970s, featured in the book "Hidden Figures" and the subsequent film of the same name. The CCAC reviewed a large portfolio of design candidates and heard from stakeholders from NASA including Dr. Brian Odom, Acting Chief Historian; Burt Ulrich, multimedia liaison; and Mamta Patel Nagaraja and Emily Furfaro, who work at NASA headquarters and are associated with the group Women at NASA on their preferred preferences. Designs rated as favorable by some or all of the liaisons were HF-O-01 and HF-O-10; and HF-R-04, HF-R-12, and HF-R-13. After a spirited discussion by the CCAC that lingered in part on whether the "Hidden Figures" women should be depicted in silhouette or in full light, the Committee ranked its preferences as: • Obverse HF-O-07, showing a group of silhouetted women looking on as the historic Apollo 11 mission successfully put the first men on the moon. The figures are symbolic of the "hidden" nature of the many women, including many women of color, who served as computers, mathematicians, and engineers with NASA and NACA. • Reverse HF-R-07, featuring the constellation Andromeda-also known as "the Chained Woman"-symbolic of the obstacles and difficulties overcome by the women whose contributions to space and aeronautics are finally being recognized and celebrated. s;ncerely y u s, t L Thomas Uram Chairman Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Established by An Act of Congress, Public Law I 08-15 https://www.ccac.gov October 7, 2020 The Honorable Steven T. Mnuchin Secretary of the Treasury Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20220 Dear Mr. Secretary: A public meeting of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Cornn1ittee was held by teleconference on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. The CCAC reviewed the candidate designs for the obverse and reverse of the Congressional Gold Medal for Mrs. Dorothy J. Vaughan. The Committee welcomed two of Mrs. Dorothy J. Vaughan's children, Mr. Leonard Vaughan and Mrs. Ann Hammond, who served as liaisons to the Mint. Committee members expressed their honor in reviewing the designs for Mrs. Vaughan's Congressional Gold Medal, recognizing her role in the success of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Space Race. For the obverse, Mrs. Vaughan's family preferred Obverse l IA, a portrait of Mrs. Vaughan with an upward gaze, surrounded by a piano-key border symbolizing her lifelong love of music and playing the piano. For the reverse, her family preferred Reverse 6A, showing her in a teaching pose, instructing two younger female computers. This design represents Mrs. Vaughan's inspiration of others in NASA's scientific progress. The Committee unanimously recommended the family's preferences of obverse DV-O-llA and reverse DV-R-06A. Thomas Uram Chairman Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Established by An Act of Congress, Public Law I 08-15 https://www.ccac.gov