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The category is CENTS OF A WOMAN.
This is from JEOPARDY
So the answers will be given and you supply the questions.
There will be 5 in all.
Here's the first. An easy one.
The category is CENTS OF A WOMAN.
This is from JEOPARDY
So the answers will be given and you supply the questions.
There will be 5 in all.
Here's the first. An easy one.
1. THE FIRST US CIRCULATING COIN TO DEPICT A REAL WOMAN WAS THE $1 COIN FEATURING THIS SUFFRAGIST.
Answer: Susan B. Anthony
This coin was minted to replace the Eisenhower dollar (notice the reverse is the same).
It was minted from 1979 to 1981 and again in 1999.
Susan B. Anthony was a long time advocate of social equality in the 1800's.
She was very active in support of women's rights and
was the key figure in the adoption of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote.
She lived 1820-1906.
It was minted from 1979 to 1981 and again in 1999.
Susan B. Anthony was a long time advocate of social equality in the 1800's.
She was very active in support of women's rights and
was the key figure in the adoption of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote.
She lived 1820-1906.
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Not too difficult on the first one. This one might stump you.
2. THE ROYAL MINT SHOWED GREAT "CENTS AND SENSIBILITY" WITH A 2 POUND SILVER COMMEMORATIVE COIN OF THIS AUTHOR.
2. THE ROYAL MINT SHOWED GREAT "CENTS AND SENSIBILITY" WITH A 2 POUND SILVER COMMEMORATIVE COIN OF THIS AUTHOR.
Answer: Jane Austen
This is the coin.
This is what she really looks like.
Her writings used irony, realism and humor regarding social life.
Acclaimed by critics and scholars worldwide.
Her readers loved her style.
Sense and Sensibility (1811) and Pride and Prejudice (1813) are two of her more famous works.
Jane died in 1817 while still writing novels.
Acclaimed by critics and scholars worldwide.
Her readers loved her style.
Sense and Sensibility (1811) and Pride and Prejudice (1813) are two of her more famous works.
Jane died in 1817 while still writing novels.
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Here's another toughy.
3. A 10-EURO COIN PICTURES HER ON THE OBVERSE WITH A CHILD AND ON THE REVERSE WITH POPE JOHN PAUL II, WHO BEATIFIED HER.
3. A 10-EURO COIN PICTURES HER ON THE OBVERSE WITH A CHILD AND ON THE REVERSE WITH POPE JOHN PAUL II, WHO BEATIFIED HER.
Answer: Mother Teresa
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Mother Teresa spent most of her life in India.
She founded a missionary whose purpose was to help the poor.
She was canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta in 2016.
She won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.
Her feast day is September 6th, the same day as her death in 1997.
She founded a missionary whose purpose was to help the poor.
She was canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta in 2016.
She won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.
Her feast day is September 6th, the same day as her death in 1997.
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You might be able to get this one.
4. SHE GRACES A GOLD $1 COIN ALONG WITH HER SON JEAN BAPTISTE BORN FEBRUARY 11, 1805.
Special note here: This is not really a gold coin, it just looks gold. Shame on Jeopardy for claiming so.
4. SHE GRACES A GOLD $1 COIN ALONG WITH HER SON JEAN BAPTISTE BORN FEBRUARY 11, 1805.
Special note here: This is not really a gold coin, it just looks gold. Shame on Jeopardy for claiming so.
Answer: Sacagawea
Sacagawea was the Shoshone guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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The themes for the reverse were to depict the contributions made by Native Americans in all areas of Americanism.
"E PLURIBUS UNUM", the date and the mint mark were moved to the edge in 2008
The reverse changed after 2008.
Here are those reverses from 2000 to the present.
Mopre to come.
Here are those reverses from 2000 to the present.
Mopre to come.
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If you can think back this far and keep up with current events, you might know her name.
5. IN 2008, ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF HER ASSASINATION, PAKISTAN ISSUED A 10-RUPEE COIN WITH HER PORTRAIT AND HER NAME IN URDU.
5. IN 2008, ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF HER ASSASINATION, PAKISTAN ISSUED A 10-RUPEE COIN WITH HER PORTRAIT AND HER NAME IN URDU.
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