2022 Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Clad Uncirculated Obverse
2022 Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Clad Uncirculated Reverse
In 2022, the U.S. Mint released the Negro Leagues Baseball Clad Half Dollar as part of the Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Coin Program. It celebrates the establishment of the Negro National League, the first successful, organized professional African American baseball league in the United States. The Mint struck $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half dollar clad coins with different designs as part of the program.
The Negro National League was formed in 1920 in Kansas City, Missouri in response to African American baseball players being banned from the major leagues. Other leagues formed across the country. The leagues changed not only the game of baseball, but also the United States.
The obverse (heads) design depicts a Negro Leagues tour bus that served as their home on the road when players were refused entry to hotels and restaurants. The batter exemplifies the determination to play the game he loves, regardless of challenging circumstances.
The reverse (tails) design shows a group of five Negro Leagues Baseball players.
