2022-W G$5 Negro Leagues Baseball

Coin / United States of America / G$5 / $5 Modern Commems / 2022 / West Point

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.

Country United States of America
Year 2022
Serie $5 Modern Commems
Denomination G$5
Mint West Point
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