Patricia L. Verani
Obverse Designer
Congress Bicentennial Half Dollar
1989 Congress Bicentennial Clad Half Dollar Obverse
1989 Congress Bicentennial Clad Half Dollar Reverse
Background
The Congress Bicentennial Half Dollar was released in 1989 to commemorate the Bicentennial of the U.S. Congress.
Recipient Organization
Fifty percent of the first $40 million in surcharges were authorized to go to the Capitol Preservation Fund for use by the United States Capitol Preservation Commission. The balance of the surcharges received by the Secretary were to be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury for the sole purpose of reducing the national debt.
Characteristics
The obverse design features a bust of the Statue of Freedom.
The reverse features a full view of the Capitol Building surrounded by a wreath of stars.
Obverse Inscriptions
- BICENTENNIAL OF THE CONGRESS
- 1789
- 1989
- IN GOD WE TRUST
- LIBERTY
Reverse Inscriptions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
- HALF DOLLAR