Marika H. Somogyi
Obverse Designer
Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary Dollar
1991 Mount Rushmore Silver Dollar Obverse
1991 Mount Rushmore Silver Dollar Reverse
Background
Released on February 15, 1991, this commemorative coin honors the 50th Anniversary of Mount Rushmore. The coin was unveiled at a ceremony held in Ford's Theatre in South Dakota.
Recipient Organization
Surcharges were authorized with 50 percent paid to the Federal Treasury for purposes of reducing the national debt and 50 percent to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society of Black Hills to assist the Society's efforts to improve, enlarge, and renovate the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Characteristics
The obverse design on the coin features the mountainside of Mount Rushmore wreathed in laurel.
The reverse features an Eagle Crest over a map of the United States, with a star marking the location of Mount Rushmore.
Obverse Inscriptions
- LIBERTY
- 1991
- IN GOD WE TRUST
- GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
- MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL
Reverse Inscriptions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- SHRINE OF DEMOCRACY
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
- ONE DOLLAR