Braille Coin Will Be Used in Nov. 6 Coin Toss at Bulldogs VS. Broncos Game
Thursday, October 29th, 2009Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries, Campaign Watch
Louisiana Tech University will use a 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar in the coin toss at its football game on November 6. The popular Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, a NCAA division I football team, will play the Boise State Broncos.
This unique and beautiful commemorative coin is the first U.S. currency to feature tactile, readable Braille—and only 400,000 coins were minted.
A portion of the proceeds from sales of the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar will be used to support the National Federation of the Blind’s “Braille Readers are Leaders” campaign, a national initiative created to double the number of blind children learning Braille by 2015.
Those interested in ordering a 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar or the new Braille Education Set, which features the coin in a collectible folder designed to highlight the life and legacy of Louis Braille, should visit www.braille.org or www.usmint.gov or call 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). The Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar and the Braille Education Set will only be available until December 11, 2009.
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