Commemorative Half Dollar Coin Featuring George Washington Carver and Booker T. Washington, 1953
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The second U.S. coin commemorating African Americans featured two Tuskegee Institute educators, president Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), and agricultural scientist, George W. Carver (early 1860s-1943). The U.S. Mint commissioned African-American sculptor and artist Isaac Scott Hathaway to design the coin. Issued from 1951 to 1954, the inscription on the back emphasized patriotism and individual liberty amid growing Cold War tensions.
The second U.S. coin commemorating African Americans featured two Tuskegee Institute educators, president Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), and agricultural scientist, George W. Carver (early 1860s-1943). The U.S. Mint commissioned African-American sculptor and artist Isaac Scott Hathaway to design the coin. Issued from 1951 to 1954, the inscription on the back emphasized patriotism and individual liberty amid growing Cold War tensions.
Artifact
Coin (Money)
Date Made
1953
Creators
United States. Bureau of the Mint
Hathaway, Isaac Scott, 1874-1967
Place of Creation
United States, California, San Francisco
Creator Notes
Designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway and produced by the United States Mint in San Francisco, California.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
53.44.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Silver (Metal)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.188 in
Inscriptions
obverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA*IN GOD WE TRUST*E PLURIBUS / GEORGE W. CARVER LIBERTY BOOK T. WASHINGTON reverse: U.S.A. / FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL **AMERICANISM**
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