Dallas, TX, US
In the spring of next year, a special new silver dollar will be available. The coin is to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Louis Braille's birthday. Braille, of course, is the inventor of the tactile alphabet used by the blind.
The coin will feature Braille's portrait beneath the word "Liberty" on one side, with a picture of a schoolboy reading Braille with a crane perched on his arm on the other. Also, above the boy, will be the Braille character for "Braille," making this coin the first of its kind. While all US coins are recognizable to the blind by their size and texture, none yet have actual Braille characters printed on them.
"This is going to put Braille in front of people in a very dramatic way," said Chris Danielson, a spokesman for the National Federation of the Blind. NFB Executive Director Mark Riccobono said "It really expresses the hopes, the dreams and the independent spirit."
To read more, visit http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/02/braille.coin.ap/index.html
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