Commemorative Half Dollar Coin Featuring Booker T. Washington, 1946
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In 1946, Booker T. Washington became the first African American featured on a coin issued by the U.S. Mint. Artist, sculptor, and educator Isaac Scott Hathaway -- the first African American commissioned by the U.S. Mint to design a coin -- created the commemorative half-dollar. Sales of the coin were earmarked to establish and maintain Washington's birthplace as a national monument.
In 1946, Booker T. Washington became the first African American featured on a coin issued by the U.S. Mint. Artist, sculptor, and educator Isaac Scott Hathaway -- the first African American commissioned by the U.S. Mint to design a coin -- created the commemorative half-dollar. Sales of the coin were earmarked to establish and maintain Washington's birthplace as a national monument.
Artifact
Half dollar
Date Made
1946
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
66.9.58
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Silver (Metal)
Color
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.183 in
Inscriptions
on front of coin: 1946 / HALF / DOLLAR / E PLURIBUS UNUM / BOOKER T. WASHINGTON / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. on back of coin: Reverse shows a building at the top with FROM SLAVE CABIN/TO HALL OF FAME with Washington's log cabin birthplace beneath. To the left of the cabin IN GOD/WE/TRUST. To the right FRANKLIN/COUNTY/WASHINTON BIRTHPLACE MEMORIAL.
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