Daniel Boone Bicentennial Half Dollar

Commemorative Coins
  • Year of Issue: 1934
  • Authorizing Legislation: Public Law 73-258

Background

The Daniel Boone Bicentennial Half Dollar was first struck in 1934 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Daniel Boone.

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Characteristics

The obverse design features a portrait of Daniel Boone.

The reverse features frontiersman holding a chart of Kentucky and a rifle facing an American Indian holding a tomahawk. In the background includes a blockhouse stockade and a sun half on the horizon.

Obverse Inscriptions

  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • HALF DOLLAR

Reverse Inscriptions

  • IN GOD WE TRUST
  • E PLURIBUS UNUM
  • DANIEL BOON BICENTENNIAL PIONEER YEAR
  • 1934

Mint and Mint Mark

Artist Information

  • Designer: Augustus Lukeman
Content last reviewed December 21, 2016

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