United States | |
Value | 50 cents (0.50 US dollars) |
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Mass | 12.5 g |
Diameter | 30.6 mm |
Edge | Reeded |
Composition | 90.0% silver 10.0% copper |
Silver | 0.3617 troy oz |
Years of minting | 1935 | –1939
Mint marks | D, S. Under the eagle on the right. Coins minted at the Philadelphia Mint feature no mint mark. |
Obverse | |
Design | Eagle, Arkansas state flag |
Designer | Edward E. Burr |
Design date | 1935 |
Reverse | |
Design | Liberty in Phrygian cap and Indian chief |
Designer | Edward E. Burr |
Design date | 1935 |
The Arkansas Centennial half dollar is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1935 to 1939. [1] [2] The coin was designed by Edward E. Burr and commemorates the 100th anniversary of Arkansas's admission to the Union in 1836. [2]
The Arkansas–Robinson half dollar, a special issue of the coin featuring a different design, was minted in 1936. [3]
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United States | |
Value | 50 cents (0.50 US dollars) |
---|---|
Mass | 12.5 g |
Diameter | 30.6 mm |
Edge | Reeded |
Composition | 90.0% silver 10.0% copper |
Silver | 0.3617 troy oz |
Years of minting | 1935 | –1939
Mint marks | D, S. Under the eagle on the right. Coins minted at the Philadelphia Mint feature no mint mark. |
Obverse | |
Design | Eagle, Arkansas state flag |
Designer | Edward E. Burr |
Design date | 1935 |
Reverse | |
Design | Liberty in Phrygian cap and Indian chief |
Designer | Edward E. Burr |
Design date | 1935 |
The Arkansas Centennial half dollar is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1935 to 1939. [1] [2] The coin was designed by Edward E. Burr and commemorates the 100th anniversary of Arkansas's admission to the Union in 1836. [2]
The Arkansas–Robinson half dollar, a special issue of the coin featuring a different design, was minted in 1936. [3]
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