| |
Year |
Subject |
Description |
Sculptor |
Mintage B/S/G1 |
| PIC |
1969 |
Judah Magnes
(1877-1948) |
Founder Hebrew University |
Victor Ries |
585/265/0 |
|
1970 |
Albert Einstein
(1879-1955) |
Theoretical physicist |
Robert Russin |
810/290/0 |
| PIC |
1971 |
Louis Brandeis
(1856-1941) |
Supreme Court Justice |
Gerta Ries Wiener |
430/220/0 |
|
1972 |
George Gershwin
(1898-1937) |
Composer, pianist |
Robert Russin |
450/250/0 |
| PIC |
1973 |
Haym Salomon
(1740-1785) |
Patriot, businessman |
Paul Vincze |
950/440/0 |
| PIC |
1974 |
Herbert Lehman
(1878-1963) |
Public servant |
Jacques Schnier |
450/240/0 |
|
1975 |
Gershom Seixas
(1745-1816) |
Patriotic rabbi |
Gerta Ries Wiener |
250/205/0 |
| PIC |
1976 |
Henrietta Szold
(1860-1945) |
Founder Hadassah Hospital |
Gerta Ries Wiener |
300/180/0 |
| PIC |
1977 |
Touro Synagogue
(1763) |
Oldest extant synagogue |
Victor Ries |
250/180/15 |
|
1978 |
Golda Meir
(1898-1978) |
Israel Prime Minister |
Gerta Ries Wiener |
465/245/25 |
| PIC |
1979 |
Levi Strauss
(1829-1902) |
Clothing manufacturer |
Hal Reed |
400/180/28 |
| PIC |
1980 |
Jonas Salk
(1914-1995) |
Developer of polio vaccine |
Hal Reed |
300/110/35 |
| PIC |
1981 |
Rebecca Gratz
(1781-1869) |
Educator, philanthropist |
Gerta Ries Wiener |
330/110/20 |
| PIC |
1982 |
Isaac Stern
(b.1920) |
Violin virtuoso |
Gerta Ries Wiener |
520/310/26 |
| PIC |
1983 |
Emma Lazarus
(1849-1887) |
“Statue of Liberty” poet |
Gerta Ries Wiener |
450/135/26 |
| PIC |
1984 |
Isaac B. Singer
(1904-1991) |
Nobel laureate writer |
Robert Russin |
350/100/21 |
| PIC |
1985 |
Adolph Ochs
(1858-1935) |
NY Times publisher |
Gerta Ries Wiener |
400/100/24 |
| PIC |
1986 |
Abravanel,
Zacuto,
Santangel |
Jews who helped Columbus |
Paul Vincze |
500/230/50 |
| PIC |
1987 |
Benjamin Cardozo
(1870-1938) |
Supreme Court Justice |
Gerta Ries Wiener |
400/118/30 |
|
1988 |
Uriah P. Levy
(1792-1862) |
Commodore US Navy |
Hal Reed |
350/118/25 |
|
1989 |
Benny Goodman
(1909-1966) |
Clarinetist, “King of Swing” |
Marika Somogyi |
300/110/20 |
| PIC |
1990 |
Dr. Bela Schick
(1877-1967) |
Developed test for diphtheria |
Gerta Ries Wiener |
300/110/20 |
|
1991 |
Hank Greenberg
(1911-1986) |
Baseball Hall of Famer |
Hal Reed |
690/100/12 |
| PIC |
1992 |
Columbus, Torres
(1492) |
Expulsion of Jews |
Paul Vincze |
350/120/12 |
| PIC |
1993 |
Leonard Bernstein
(1918-1990) |
Conductor, composer, teacher |
Marika Somogyi |
650/192/21 |
| PIC |
1994 |
Ernestine Rose
(1810-1892) |
Advocate for women’s rights |
Gerta Ries Wiener |
265/80/11 |
|
1995 |
Elie Wiesel
(b. 1928) |
Writer, lecturer, humanitarian |
Alex Shagin |
200/75/12 |
| PIC |
1996 |
Houdini
(1874-1926) |
Magician, escape artist |
Hal Reed |
285/110/15 |
| PIC |
1997 |
Barbra Streisand
(b. 1942) |
Singer, actress, director |
Alex Shagin |
475/225/16 |
| PIC |
1998 |
Strauses, Sarnoff
(1912) |
Titanic tragedy |
Alex Shagin |
450/280/40 |
|
1999 |
Asser Levy
(1654) |
First Jews in America |
Alex Shagin |
150/65/14 |
| PIC |
2000 |
Arthur Miller
(b. 1915) |
Playwright, author |
Marika Somogyi |
165/65/13 |
| PIC |
2001 |
Bess Myerson
(b. 1924) |
Miss America, public servant |
Alex Shagin |
150/65/13 |
| PIC |
2002 |
Leopold Karpeles
(1838-1909) |
Medal of Honor recipient |
Alex Shagin |
150/65/13 |
| PIC |
2003-4 |
Gompers (1850-1924)
& Hillman (1887-1946) |
Labor leaders |
Karen Worth |
125/50/0 |
|
2005 |
Robert “Rosie” Rosenthal
(b. 1918) |
World War II Flying “Ace” |
Jim Licaretz |
Note 2. |
|
2006 |
Lillian Wald
(1867-1940) |
Founder Visiting Nurse Service |
Virginia Janssen |
Note 2. |
