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Production Process: Unknown Coin Type: Commemorative Denomination: Half Dollar Authorized Mintage Maximum: 100,000 Production Facility: Philadelphia Public Law Number: 200 Congressional Number: 66 Approval Date: 05/10/1920
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Alabama Centennial Half Dollar - 1921
Production Process: Unknown Coin Type: Commemorative Denomination: Half Dollar Authorized Mintage Maximum: 100,000 Production Facility: Philadelphia Public Law Number: 200 Congressional Number: 66 Approval Date: 05/10/1920
Obverse Description:
This coin is the first ever created by the Mint to carry a living person's portrait. The busts are of William Wyatt Bibb, the first governor of Alabama, and T.E. Kilby, governor at the time of the event. The 22 stars indicate that Alabama was the 22nd state admitted to the Union. The inscriptions include United States of America, Half Dollar, In God We Trust, and Bibb 1921 Kilby.
Obverse Designer:
Laura Gardin Fraser
Reverse Description:
The image on the reverse of the coin is an adaptation of the State Seal of Alabama. The inscriptions say, State of Alabama, 1819 Centennial 1919, and the state motto, Here We Rest.
Reverse Designer:
Laura Gardin Fraser
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