Marcel Jovine
Obverse Designer
Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary Half Dollar
1991 Mount Rushmore Commemorative Clad Half Dollar Obverse
1991 Mount Rushmore Commemorative Clad Half Dollar Reverse
Background
Released on February 15, 1991, this commemorative coin honors the 50th Anniversary of Mount Rushmore. It was unveiled at a ceremony held at 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 Mount Rushmore and a sunburst.
The reverse features the classic design of the American Buffalo.
Obverse Inscriptions
- LIBERTY
- 1991
- IN GOD WE TRUST
- MOUNT RUSHMORE
Reverse Inscriptions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- GOLDEN ANNIVERSARTY
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
- HALF DOLLAR