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  • 1/2 Dollar 1991, KM# 228, United States of America (USA), 50th Anniversary of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial
  • 1/2 Dollar 1991, KM# 228, United States of America (USA), 50th Anniversary of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Description

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

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”.

Desing: Marvel Jovine

LIBERTY
IN GOD
WE TRUST
1991
MOUNT RUSHMORE

Reverse

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”.

Design: T. James Ferrell

· UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ·
GOLDEN
ANNIVERSARY
S
TJF
E PLURIBUS UNUM
HALF DOLLAR

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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