2007 Little Rock School Desegregation Commemorative Silver Dollar MS70

The 2007 Little Rock Central High School Desegregation Silver Dollar was part of the commemorative coin series to be issued by the US Mint in 2007. It marked the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.

The obverse of each silver dollar shows the legs of a group of children being escorted to class by a soldier reminiscent of the struggles went through by the 'Little Rock Nine' (the group of students who first tested the desegregation of the school. Surrounding the design are nine stars representative of those students along with the inscriptions of DESEGREGATION IN EDUCATION, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and 2007. It was designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Richard Masters and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Charles Vickers.