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  • 1/2 Dollar 2024, KM# 793, United States of America (USA), 200th Anniversary of Birth of Harriet Tubman
  • 1/2 Dollar 2024, KM# 793, United States of America (USA), 200th Anniversary of Birth of Harriet Tubman
Description

The 2024 Harriet Tubman Silver Dollar is set to be released by the U.S. Mint as a component of the Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Program, which commemorates the bicentennial of Harriet Tubman's birth. Within this program, the Mint will produce $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins. The designs of these coins reflect the three distinct periods of Tubman's life and her contributions.

Harriet Tubman (1822–1913) was a pioneering American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman embarked on 13 missions, rescuing around 70 enslaved individuals, including family and friends, through the Underground Railroad. During the Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union Army. Tubman was an advocate for women's suffrage in her later years. Born into slavery in Maryland, she endured childhood beatings and a traumatic head wound. Experiencing visions she attributed to God, Tubman became deeply religious. Escaping to Philadelphia in 1849, she returned to Maryland to rescue her family, eventually guiding numerous enslaved people to freedom, earning the nickname "Moses." Tubman played a crucial role in the abolitionist movement, met John Brown, and aided in planning the Harpers Ferry raid. Working for the Union Army, she led the Combahee Ferry raid, liberating over 700 enslaved individuals. Post-war, she retired to Auburn, New York, actively participating in women's suffrage until her admission to a home for elderly African Americans. Harriet Tubman remains an enduring icon of courage and freedom.

The half dollar designs represent her work as a scout, spy, and nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War.

Obverse

Depicts Harriet Tubman, who distinguished herself as the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the Civil War. The Combahee River Raid resulted in more than 700 enslaved persons in South Carolina being freed. In the background, two Civil War-era boats represent the raid.

Sculptor: Renata Gordon (RG)
Designer: Don Everhart (DE)

LIBERTY
IN GOD
WE TRUST
D
2024
DE RG
HARRIET TUBMAN

Reverse

Depicts Harriet Tubman holding a spyglass in front of a row of Civil War-era tents, symbolizing her work as a scout and spy for the Union Army during the Civil War.

Sculptor: John P. McGraw (JPM)
Designer: Thomas Hipschen (TRH)

CIVIL WAR NURSE SCOUT SPY
UNITED
STATES OF
AMERICA
E
PLURIBUS
UNUM
HALF
DOLLAR
TRH JPM
COMBAHEE RIVER RAID LEADER

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Nickel Clad Copper
Weight 11.34 g
Diameter 30.6 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mints
Denver Mint (D)
San Francisco Mint (S)

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