1991 Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary Commemorative Half Dollar

About This Coin

The 1991 Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary Commemorative Half Dollar is a United States commemorative half dollar. Part of the 1991 three-coin Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary program, this half dollar depicts the memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The reverse features the American bison, an iconic symbol of the Great Plains region surrounding Mount Rushmore. The obverse features mount Rushmore with a brilliant sunburst behind the carved presidential faces, while the reverse displays an American bison standing on the plains. Designed by Marcel Jovine. Struck in 75% copper, 25% nickel over a pure copper center, weighing 11.34 grams, 30.6 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. The Mount Rushmore half dollar's combination of the presidential carving and the bison makes it a distinctively Western-themed commemorative.