50 Cents, United States, 1836
date: label: Date made
content: 1836
name: label: maker
content: United States Mint
label: designer
content: Reich, John
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 50 cent coin
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1836
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Left-facing bust of Liberty wearing a cap. 13 stars along coin edge.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1836
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest. Scroll above eagle.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / 50 C.
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Lettered edge.
label: Description
content: The “Capped Bust” design on this half-dollar is the work of John Reich. His Liberty wears a Phrygian cap, widely recognized as a symbol of freedom. Reich also popularized a tradition that endures to this day – the inclusion of each coin’s value in its design. Previously, many American coins did not include this useful information.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: Associated Place
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.1263.00214
label: catalog number
content: 1979.1263.00214
label: accession number
content: 1979.1263
label: catalog number
content: CM01498
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32 mm; x 1 1/4 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1.7 mm x 32.6 mm; 1/16 in x 1 9/32 in