United States | |
| Value | 50 cents (0.50 US dollars) |
|---|---|
| Mass | 12.5 g |
| Diameter | 30.61 mm (1.20 in) |
| Thickness | 2.15 mm (0.08 in) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Composition |
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| Silver | 0.36169 troy oz |
| Years of minting | 1946–1951 |
| Mintage | 1,609,041 (5,000,000 authorized) |
| Mint marks | D, S |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | Booker T. Washington |
| Designer | Isaac Scott Hathaway |
| Design date | 1946 |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin |
| Designer | Isaac Scott Hathaway |
| Design date | 1946 |
The Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar was designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway and minted in silver between 1946 and 1951. The obverse depicts Booker T. Washington. The reverse shows the cabin in which Washington was born, now the Booker T. Washington National Monument, and the Hall of Fame for Great Americans, in which Washington is honored. The description on the reverse reads "From slave cabin to Hall of Fame."[1]
- ^ "Commemorative | Booker T. Washington | U.S. Mint". www.usmint.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-10.