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United States Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games - Basketball - 1995

Production Process: Proof   Coin Type: Commemorative   Denomination: Half Dollar   Authorized Mintage Maximum: 2,000,000   Production Facility: San Francisco   Public Law Number: 102   Congressional Number: 390   Approval Date: 10/06/1992  
Image of men playing basketball and inscriptions.
Obverse: Download
Obverse Description:
Released in 1995, the U.S. Olympic Basketball Half Dollar features a design of men playing basketball. The coin is inscribed: Liberty, USA, XXVI, Olympiad, In God We Trust, and 1995.
Obverse Designer:
Clint Hansen

Obverse Designer 2:
N/A

Image of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games Mark juxtaposed over a globe and inscriptions
Reverse: Download
Reverse Description:
The reverse of the U.S. Olympic Basketball Half Dollar features the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games Mark juxtaposed over a globe that represents the nearly 200 nations of the world that came together for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. The coin is inscribed: United States of America, 100, Atlanta, E Pluribus Unum, and Half Dollar.
Reverse Designer:
T. James Ferrell

Reverse Designer 2:
N/A

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