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  • 1 Dollar 1998, KM# 287, United States of America (USA), 30th Anniversary of Death of Robert F. Kennedy
  • 1 Dollar 1998, KM# 287, United States of America (USA), 30th Anniversary of Death of Robert F. Kennedy
Description

The 1998 Robert F. Kennedy Silver Dollar was issued to commemorate the life and work of Robert F. Kennedy. The year of release for the coin took place on the 30th anniversary of his death.

Obverse

Depicts an image of Robert F. Kennedy. The inscriptions include “Robert F. Kennedy”, “In God We Trust”, the date of issue “1998”, and “Liberty”.

Robert Francis Kennedy (1925–1968), also referred to by his initials RFK or by the nickname Bobby, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. Senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968. He was, like his brothers John and Edward, a prominent member of the Democratic Party and has come to be viewed by some historians as an icon of modern American liberalism.

Design: Thomas D. Rogers, Sr.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY
IN
GOD WE
TRUST
1998
LIBERTY
TDR

Reverse

Depicts the Seal of the Department of Justice and the Seal of the United States Senate. Robert F. Kennedy had served as the Attorney General and a New York Senator. The reverse inscriptions include “United States of America”, “Justice”, and the denomination “One Dollar”. The shield includes additional inscriptions “United States Senate” and “E Pluribus Unum” on a banner across the shield.

Design: James Peed and Thomas D. Rogers, Sr.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
JUSTICE
UNITED STATES SENATE
E PLURIBUS UNUM
JP TDR
ONE DOLLAR

Edge

1 Dollar

30th Anniversary of Death of Robert F. Kennedy

KM# 287
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.900
Weight 26.73 g
Diameter 38.1 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
San Francisco Mint (S)

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