Thomas J. Ferrell
Medallic Artist
Obverse
Bill of Rights Half Dollar
1993 Bill of Right Clad Half Dollar Proof Obverse
1993 Bill of Right Clad Half Dollar Proof Reverse
Background
Released on January 22, 1993, this coin was authorized in commemoration of the first ten amendments of the Constitution of the United States, known as the Bill of Rights, and the role that James Madison played in supporting their adoption.
Recipient Organization
Surcharges were authorized for the James Madison Memoried Fellowship Trust Fund established in 1986 by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act (20 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). Such transmitted amounts shall qualify under section 811(a)(2) of that Act as funds contributed from private sources. In accordance with the purposes of the James Madison Fellowship Program, the funds transmitted to the Trust Fund shall be used to encourage teaching and graduate study of the Constitution of the United States, its roots, its formation, its principles, and its development.
Characteristics
The obverse design of the coin features James Madison penning the Bill of Right and Montpelier in the background.
The reverse of the coin features the torch of freedom.
Obverse Inscriptions
- JAMES MADISON
- FATHER OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS
- IN GOD WE TRUST
- LIBERTY
- 1993
Reverse Inscriptions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
- THE BILL OF RIGHTS
- OUR BASIC FREEDOMS
- HALF DOLLAR