The original carving is huge — 4.75 metres (15 ft.) by 3.2 metres (12 ft.). The coin was rejigged from rectangular to round, with Hart working with the Mint’s artists to get it perfect.

WASHINGTON DC, October 18, 2024 — Concluding its second funding round, the Pandemic Fund’s Governing Board approved on October 17 US$418 million in new grants designed to bolster pandemic prevention, ...