Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative Silver Dollar Coin

The Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative Coins were authorized in Public Law 106-126 to commemorate Congress convening in the Capitol Building in 1800. Sales of these coins helped benefit the construction of a visitor center under the U.S. Capitol's East Plaza.

The 580,000-square-foot visitor center opened in December 2008, containing space for interactive and multi-media exhibits in many languages, food service, security and storage, and allowing access to the Capitol building.

The proof Silver Dollar obverse was designed by Marika Somogyi of the Beaux Arts College in Budapest. Somogyi's work has been seen in more than 14 art museums around the world, including the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution and the British Museum. She designed the U.S. Mint's Mount Rushmore Commemorative Silver Dollar obverse and has received the "Excellence in American Medallic Art" Award.

The Silver Dollar reverse was designed by John Mercanti. The reverse shows a contemporary interpretation of the U.S. bald eagle wrapped in a banner that says "U.S. Capitol Visitor Center".

• LIBERTY
• IN GOD WE TRUST
• U.S. CAPITOL
• 1800
• 2001

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• ONE DOLLAR
• E PLURIBUS UNUM
• U.S. CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

• Philadelphia