The 2022 designs honor innovations and/or innovators from Rhode Island, Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The Secretary of the Treasury selects the final design for each coin.
Once the Secretary of the Treasury approves the design concepts, the designs are developed and reviewed. The Mint works with the Governor’s offices of each state, along with subject matter experts, to determine design concepts emblematic of innovation significant and meaningful to their jurisdiction and/or its role in the nation. This multi-year series that started in 2018 honors innovation and innovators by issuing $1 coins for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) today officially announced the designs for the 2022 American Innovation $1 Coin Program.
