press release, the Mint collaborates with the governor’s office or other primary executive for each state, territory, or municipality to “identify design themes representative of innovation that hold significance and relevance to its jurisdiction and/or its position in the Nation.”
The Mint characterizes Steve Jobs’ coin as follows: “This design depicts a young Steve Jobs seated against a distinctively northern California backdrop of oak-dotted undulating hills. His stance and facial expression, captured in a moment of contemplation, illustrate how this setting fueled his ambition to convert intricate technology into something as instinctive and natural as the environment itself. The inscriptions include “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “CALIFORNIA.” Additional inscriptions read “STEVE JOBS” and “MAKE SOMETHING WONDERFUL.”
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Earlier this year, California Governor Gavin Newsom put forth Steve Jobs as a candidate for the $1 American Innovation Coin for California. At that time, he remarked that Jobs was “capable of utilizing technology to link individuals to one another and to the wider world.” Notably, <a href="https://www
