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California Diamond Jubilee Half Dollar

Commemorative Coins
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1925 California Diamond Jubilee Silver Half Dollar Obverse 1925 California Diamond Jubilee Silver Half Dollar Obverse
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1925 California Diamond Jubilee Silver Half Dollar Reverse 1925 California Diamond Jubilee Silver Half Dollar Reverse
Year of Issue

1925

Authorizing Legislation

Public Law 68-452

Background

The California Diamond Jubilee Half Dollar was released in 1925 to commemorate the state's 75th anniversary.

Recipient Organization

The legislation stated: "The coins . . . shall be issued only upon the request of the San Francisco Clearing House Association and the Los Angeles Clearing House Association, or either of them, and upon payment by such associations, or either of them, to the United States of the par value of such coins."

Characteristics

The obverse design features a kneeling figure of a forty-niner.

The reverse features a walking grizzly bear, the state emblem of California.

Obverse Inscriptions

  • LIBERTY
  • IN GOD WE TRUST
  • CALIFORNIA DIAMOND JUBILEE
  • 1925

Reverse Inscriptions

  • E PLURIBUS UNUM
  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • HALF DOLLAR

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