The Louis Braille Bicentennial silver dollar is a commemorative coin issued by the United States Mint in 2009.
[1] The Louis Braille Bicentennial-Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act (Pub.
L. 109–247 (text) (PDF)) authorized the production of a commemorative silver dollar to commemorate the bicentennial of the birth of Louis Braille.
The act allowed the coins to be struck in both proof and uncirculated finishes.
[3] The obverse of the Louis Braille Bicentennial-Braille Literacy commemorative dollar, designed by Joel Iskowitz and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill, features a portrait of Louis Braille.