Oklahoma Chooses Not to Use Controversial Bible-Less Coins

The proposed designs for the Oklahoma state quarter caused a bit of a stir after U.S. mint designers removed the Bible from them.

In the end, however, when the results were revealed Monday, Oklahomans overwhelming voted for a design that does not feature Ponca City's Pioneer Woman statue, the source of the controversy.

Four of the five proposed designs for the quarter had featured the image of the 17-foot bronze statue, which was presented as a gift to the citizens of Oklahoma over 70 years ago. Although the celebrated statue is of a woman holding the Bible in her right hand and the hand of a young boy in the other, the proposed coin designs noticeably left out the Bible. The removal upset Christians, especially those who felt it was an integral part of the sculpture.

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