The Steve Jobs commemorative coin is here!

The US Mint announced on October 15th that it would mint a $1 coin to “honor innovation” from states including… California, represented our very own Steve Jobs – check it out:

This design presents a young Steve Jobs sitting in front of a quintessentially northern California landscape of oak-covered rolling hills. His posture and expression, as he is captured in a moment of reflection, show how this environment inspired his vision to transform complex technology into something as intuitive and organic as nature itself. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “CALIFORNIA.” Additional inscriptions are “STEVE JOBS” and “MAKE SOMETHING WONDERFUL.”

US Mint

The picture looks like it’s inspired by the 1984 Norman Seef photoshoot, though I can’t find an exact picture matching it (most of them were taken with Macintosh in Steve’s lap). As for the slogan, it immediately reminded me of the Laurene-run Steve Jobs Archive book/exhibit.

While the design looks a bit naive to my taste, I’ll still be in line to collect it from Day 1!