| 24 November 2009 | ||
| 10:00 am |
Zachary Taylor Obverse
The United States Mint will celebrate the release of the Presidential $1 Coin honoring Zachary Taylor — the Nation’s 12th President — in Taylor Park on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). The ceremony, part of the festivities planned for Zachary Taylor Appreciation Day in Orange, Virginia, will be followed by a coin exchange where adults can exchange their currency for Zachary Taylor Presidential $1 Coins. Children 18 years old and younger will receive a Zachary Taylor Presidential $1 Coin to commemorate the occasion. The event is open to the public and the media.
The Zachary Taylor Presidential $1 Coin is the 12th coin released in the United States Mint’s Presidential $1 Coin Program. The coin, released to the Federal Reserve banks on Thursday, November 19, features a bold portrait of President Taylor on the coin’s obverse (heads side) and the Statue of Liberty on the reverse.
WHERE: Taylor Park
Main and Caroline Streets
Orange, VA 22960-1532
