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We have said many times that the criteria used in selecting the list for Whitman Publishing’s 100 Greatest Women on Coins Series was based on a few very important things. There were four different categories considered, including real women, goddesses, allegorical women who represent an idea or concept, and women in art. We have hit on every one of those categories of women so far as we weave our way through the list for our blog series. Today, we focus on the allegorical category as author Ron Guth helps us to break down this top 40 pick and her importance in the world.
#38 – Education
Representing teaching, knowledge, and the conveyance of wisdom, the female figure of Education has been commemorated many times on coins across the world. The United States Mint commemorated the allegorical figure in 1996, producing a silver dollar recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution. The reverse of the $1 coin features a female...read more

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