Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar
Commemorative Coins
- Year of Issue: 1936
- Authorizing Legislation: Public Law 74-485
Background
The Cincinnati Music Center Half Dollar was released in 1936 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Cincinnati, OH, as a center of music and its contribution to the art of music.
Characteristics
The obverse design features a portrait of American composer Stephen Foster.
The reverse features a female figure kneeling and holding a lyre.
Obverse Inscriptions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- STEPHEN FOSTER, AMERICA'S TROUBADOUR
- HALF DOLLAR
Reverse Inscriptions
- CINCINNATI
- A MUSIC CENTER OF AMERICA
- IN GOD WE TRUST
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
- LIBERTY
- 1886
- 1936
Mint and Mint Mark
Artist Information
- Designer: Constance Ortmayer