The Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Coins are being minted in honor of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Negro National League, a professional baseball league formed in response to African-American players being banned from the major leagues. Public Law 116-209, which authorized the commemorative coin program, requires the coins to be emblematic of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and its mission to promote tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.
| coinage-type | Modern Commemorative |
| desg | MS |
| diameter | 21.6 |
| edge | Reeded |
| fineness | 0.9 |
| material | 90% gold, 10% copper |
| mint-mark | W |
| mintage | 1,507 |
| obverse-description | Features a portrait of player, manager and executive, Andrew "Rube" Foster with his signature. Foster established the Negro National League in a meeting held at the Paseo YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1920. Inscriptions are "NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL," "IN GOD WE TRUST," "2022," and "LIBERTY." |
| pcgs-link | 904204 |
| pcgs-number | 904204 |
| reverse-description | Depicts the gesture of tipping one's cap, an important sign of respect for players. Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "THEIR LEGACY PLAYS ON," "$5," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM." |
| variety | Negro Leagues Baseball |
| weight-grams | 8.36 |
| weight-ounces | 0.2418 |
| year-display | 2022 |