George Washington Carver-Booker T. Washington Half Dollar
2019-10-12 Sat
The United States of America had issued this commemorative Half-Dollar in the year 1952. This commemorative half dollar was issued to honor the educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute, Booker T. Washington; and botanist, George Washington Carver.This Half-Dollar was designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway the obverse of this coin depicts the side portrait of George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington. The inscription on the coin is written as the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * E PLURIBUS UNUM * IN GOD WE TRUST/GEORGE W CARVER LIBERTY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HALF DOLLAR 1952.
The reverse of this coin shows a simple outline map of the United States of America in the center and initials *FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL* *AMERICANISM* around.
Image Courtesy: usmint.gov
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