2008 Bald Eagle Commemorative Gold Five Dollar Uncirculated Obverse
2008 Bald Eagle Commemorative Gold Five Dollar Uncirculated Reverse
The United States Mint was authorized to mint and issue three commemorative coins that celebrated the encouraging recovery of the Bald Eagle species, the 35th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and the removal of the Bald Eagle from the Endangered Species List.
The Bald Eagle Commemorative Coin Program consists of three coins – a $5 gold coin, a silver dollar, and a half-dollar clad coin – available in both proof and uncirculated conditions. The maximum mintages across all product options for these commemorative coins were limited to 100,000 for the $5 gold coin, 500,000 for the silver dollar, and 750,000 for the half-dollar.
Obverse features two bald eagles with one on a branch. The reverse features the Great Seal of the United States, depicting a bald eagle holding a branch and arrows in its talons.
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