Alabama Centennial half dollar
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The Alabama Centennial half dollar is a U.S. commemorative silver coin issued in 1921 to mark the 100th anniversary of Alabama’s statehood, notable for its dual-portrait obverse and limited mintage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States commemorative coin ⓘ |
| authority | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Early United States commemorative coin ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | highly sought by commemorative coin collectors ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Alabama Centennial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
admission of Alabama to the Union ⓘ |
| composition | silver ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| denomination | half dollar ⓘ |
| designerObverse | Laura Gardin Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designerReverse | Laura Gardin Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | 30.6 millimeters ⓘ |
| distributionMethod | sold at premium over face value ⓘ |
| distributionOrganization | Alabama Centennial Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| edge | reeded ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
2X2 variety with stars
ⓘ
plain variety without stars ⓘ |
| inscription |
1819
ⓘ
1919 ⓘ ALABAMA CENTENNIAL NERFINISHED ⓘ HALF DOLLAR ⓘ STATE OF ALABAMA NERFINISHED ⓘ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livingPersonDepicted | Thomas E. Kilby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | 12.5 grams ⓘ |
| mint | Philadelphia Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mintage2X2Variety | approximately 6,000 pieces ⓘ |
| mintagePlainVariety | approximately 58,000 pieces ⓘ |
| mintageTotal | approximately 64,000 pieces ⓘ |
| motto |
E PLURIBUS UNUM
ⓘ
IN GOD WE TRUST ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first U.S. coin to depict a living person ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | portraits of William Wyatt Bibb and Thomas E. Kilby ⓘ |
| obverseFeature | dual portrait ⓘ |
| obverseFigure |
Thomas E. Kilby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Wyatt Bibb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | coin alignment ⓘ |
| purpose | commemorate 100th anniversary of Alabama statehood ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | Alabama state coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseFeature |
eagle with shield
ⓘ
scroll with state motto "Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere" ⓘ |
| shape | round ⓘ |
| silverContent | 0.36169 troy ounce ⓘ |
| stateCommemorated | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Thomas E. KilbyRole | governor of Alabama at time of issue ⓘ |
| value | 50 cents ⓘ |
| William Wyatt BibbRole | first governor of Alabama ⓘ |
| yearOfIssue | 1921 ⓘ |
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