Pittsburgh Pirates great Roberto Clemente may be honored on a commemorative coin if a measure currently before Congress is approved.

U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, joined local Reps. Chris Deluzio and Guy Reschenthaler in introducing legislation that would require the secretary of the treasury to mint commemorative coins honoring the legendary baseball star.

The Hall of Famer was described in the bill as

Roberto Clemente Jr. told TribLive news partner WTAE that Espaillat, the bill's primary sponsor, is a of Clemente.

he said.

If Congress approves the measure, the treasury will mint $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins bearing a depiction of Clemente. The designs would need to be approved by Clemente's living family members, as well as the Roberto Clemente Foundation and the Commission of Fine Arts.

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Congress considers commemorative coin honoring Roberto Clemente(https://triblive.com/sports/congress-considers-minting-commemorative-coin-in-honor-of-roberto-clemente/)

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Congressional medal legislation awaiting possible action(https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/congressional-medal-legislation-awaiting-possible-action)