The Louis Braille Bicentennial–Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act, Public Law 109–247, authorized the United States Mint to produce and issue a silver dollar commemorating the 200th anniversary of Louis Braille’s birth. The obverse side features a portrait of Louis Braille. The reverse shows a child reading a braille book, with the word “braille” in braille code (BRL). Surcharges from coin sales will be used by the National Federation of the Blind to promote braille literacy.