2009-P Three Sisters Agriculture Sacagawea & Native American Dollar

The 2009 Native American dollar inaugurated the annual reverse design program with a tribute to Three Sisters Agriculture. The reverse, designed by Norman E. Nemeth, depicts a Native American woman planting seeds in a field of corn, beans, and squash. These three crops were cultivated together by numerous tribal nations for centuries: corn stalks provided structure for bean vines to climb, beans fixed nitrogen in the soil, and squash leaves shaded the ground to retain moisture. The agricultural technique predated European contact by thousands of years.

Philadelphia struck 39,200,000 Native American dollars in 2009, a significant increase from the sub-two-million outputs of 2007-2008. The higher mintage reflected the fresh interest generated by the new annual reverse program. The 2009-P is common in Mint State.