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The 1991 Mount Rushmore Half Dollar was issued as part of a program celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The clad half dollar was issued along with a silver dollar and $5 gold coin.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project's execution from 1927 to 1941 with the help of his son, Lincoln Borglum. The sculpture features the 60-foot (18 m) heads of Presidents George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), as recommended by Borglum. The four presidents were chosen to represent the nation's birth, growth, development and preservation, respectively.
Obverse
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Depicts an image of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, the world’s largest carved stone sculpture. A sunburst appears in the background with the inscriptions “Liberty”, “Mount Rushmore”, “In God We Trust”, and “1991”. LIBERTY |
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Reverse
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Depicts the great North Western American Bison, also commonly referred to as a buffalo. There are fifty stars positioned around the outer edge of the coin and inscriptions “United States of America”, “Golden Anniversary”, “E Pluribus Unum”, and “Half Dollar”. · UNITED STATES OF AMERICA · |
Edge |
Characteristics
Type | Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating) |
Material | Copper 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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