List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1930s)
1930
Non-circulating coins
1932
Non-circulating coins
Circulating coins
Denomination
Coin
Obverse design
Reverse design
Mintage
Obverse
Reverse
25¢
Washington quarter [Note 2]
George Washington
Eagle
Circulation: [3]
5,404,000 (P ) 436,800 D 408,000 S
50¢
George Washington Bicentennial half dollar[2]
(cancelled) [Note 3]
George Washington
Unknown
None
1933
Non-circulating coins
1934
Non-circulating coins
Face value
Coin
Obverse design
Reverse design
Composition
Mintage
Available
Obverse
Reverse
50¢
Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
Native American standing in front of a US map
Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Uncirculated:
D[5]
1934
50¢
Maryland Tercentenary half dollar
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
Arms of Maryland
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P )[6]
1934
50¢
Texas Centennial half dollar
Eagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of Texas
Victory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
1,500,000 (max 1934–1938 total)
Uncirculated:
(P)[7]
1934
50¢
Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar
Daniel Boone
Frontiersman facing a Native American
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
600,000 (max 1934–1938 total)
Uncirculated:
(P)[8]
1934
1935
Non-circulating coins
Face value
Coin
Obverse design
Reverse design
Composition
Mintage
Available
Obverse
Reverse
50¢
Texas Centennial half dollar
Eagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of Texas
Victory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Uncirculated:
(P) D S [9]
1935
50¢
Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar
Daniel Boone
Frontiersman facing a Native American
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Uncirculated:
(P) D S[10]
1935
50¢
Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar
(1934 on reverse)
Daniel Boone
Frontiersman facing a Native American, "1934" in field
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Pattern: [11]
1 S (copper)
Uncirculated:
(P) D S[10]
1935
50¢
Arkansas Centennial half dollar
Native American and Liberty
Eagle
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
500,000 (max 1935–1939 total)
Uncirculated:
(P) D S[12]
1935
50¢
California Pacific International Exposition half dollar
Minerva and other elements of the Seal of California
California Tower and Chapel of St. Francis, Balboa Park , San Diego
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
250,000 (max 1935–1936 total)
Uncirculated:
S[13]
1935
50¢
Connecticut Tercentenary half dollar
Charter Oak
Eagle
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[14]
1935
50¢
Hudson Sesquicentennial half dollar
The Half Moon
Seal of the city of Hudson
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
10,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[15]
1935
50¢
Old Spanish Trail half dollar
The head of a cow
Yucca plant superimposed on map of the Gulf Coast states
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
10,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[16]
1935
1936
Non-circulating coins
Face value
Coin
Obverse design
Reverse design
Composition
Mintage
Available
Obverse
Reverse
50¢
Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
Native American standing in front of a US map
Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Uncirculated:
(P) S[17]
1936
50¢
Texas Centennial half dollar
Eagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of Texas
Victory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Uncirculated:
(P) D S[18]
1936
50¢
Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar
Daniel Boone
Frontiersman facing a Native American, "1934" in field
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Uncirculated:
(P) D S[19]
1936
50¢
Arkansas Centennial half dollar
Native American and Liberty
Eagle
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Uncirculated:
(P) D S[20]
1936
50¢
Arkansas-Robinson half dollar
Joseph T. Robinson
Eagle
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
25,000 (min) 50,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[21]
1936
50¢
California Pacific International Exposition half dollar
Minerva and other elements of the Seal of California
California Tower and Chapel of St. Francis, Balboa Park , San Diego
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Uncirculated:
D[22]
1936
50¢
Cleveland Centennial half dollar
Moses Cleaveland
Map of the Great Lakes with cities marked by stars and with a compass point marking Cleveland
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
50,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[23]
1936
50¢
Wisconsin Territorial Centennial half dollar
Arm holding pickax with a pile of rocks
Badger , three arrows, and an olive branch
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
25,000 (min)
Uncirculated:
(P)[24]
1936
50¢
Long Island Tercentenary half dollar
Native American and Dutch settler
Dutch sailing vessel
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
100,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[25]
1936
50¢
York County, Maine Tercentenary half dollar
Brown's Garrison
York County Seal
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
30,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[26]
1936
50¢
Bridgeport, Connecticut, Centennial half dollar
P.T. Barnum
Eagle
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
25,000 (min)
Uncirculated:
(P)[27]
1936
50¢
Lynchburg Sesquicentennial half dollar
Bust of Carter Glass
Liberty
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
20,000 (min)
Uncirculated:
(P)[28]
1936
50¢
Elgin, Illinois, Centennial half dollar
Bust of a pioneer
Pioneer family
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[29]
1936
50¢
Albany Charter half dollar
Beaver
Thomas Dongan , Pieter Schuyler , and Robert Livingston
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[30]
1936
50¢
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge half dollar
Grizzly Bear
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
200,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[31]
1936–37[32]
50¢
Rhode Island Tercentenary half dollar
Roger Williams meeting a Native American
Anchor; adaptation of the Seal of Rhode Island
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
50,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P) D S[33]
1936
50¢
Cincinnati Musical Center half dollar
Bust of Stephen Foster
Allegorical figure with lyre
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
15,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P) D S[34]
1936
50¢
Columbia, South Carolina Sesquicentennial half dollar
Justice holding a sword and scales
Palmetto tree
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P) D S[35]
1936
1937
Non-circulating coins
Face value
Coin
Obverse design
Reverse design
Composition
Mintage
Available
Obverse
Reverse
50¢
Oregon Trail Memorial half dollar
Native American standing in front of a US map
Ox-drawn covered wagon being led west toward the setting Sun
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Uncirculated:
D[36]
1937
50¢
Texas Centennial half dollar
Eagle sitting on a branch in front of the Lone Star, the symbol of Texas
Victory spreading her wings over the Alamo with Sam Houston on her left, Stephen F. Austin on her right, and the Six Flags of Texas flying above her head
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Uncirculated:
(P) D S[37]
1937
50¢
Daniel Boone Bicentennial half dollar
Daniel Boone
Frontiersman facing a Native American, "1934" in field
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Uncirculated:
(P) D S[38]
1937
50¢
Arkansas Centennial half dollar
Native American and Liberty
Eagle
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Uncirculated:
(P) D S[39]
1937
50¢
Norfolk, Virginia, Bicentennial half dollar (dated 1936)
City seal of Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk's ceremonial mace
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[40]
1937
50¢
Delaware Tercentenary half dollar (dated 1936)
Old Swedes Church
Kalmar Nyckel
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
25,000 (min)
Uncirculated:
(P)[41]
1937
50¢
Battle of Gettysburg half dollar (dated 1936)
Union and Confederate soldiers
Union and Confederate shields separated by a fasces
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
50,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[42]
1937
50¢
Roanoke Island, North Carolina half dollar
Walter Raleigh
Ellinore Dare holding her child, Virginia Dare
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
25,000 (min)
Uncirculated:
(P)[43]
1937
50¢
Battle of Antietam half dollar
George B. McClellan and Robert E. Lee
Burnside's Bridge
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
50,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[44]
1937
50¢
New Rochelle 250th Anniversary half dollar (dated 1938)
Sir John Pell and "Fatte Calfe"
Fleur de lis
90% Ag, 10% Cu
Authorized:
25,000 (max)
Uncirculated:
(P)[45]
1938
1938
Non-circulating coins
1939
Non-circulating coins
Notes
^1 The George Washington Bicentennial half dollar was originally proposed as a traditional non-circulating commemorative coin. However, President Herbert Hoover vetoed the proposal in 1930.
^2 The Washington quarter was originally intended to be struck in 1932 only. The design was found to be popular with the public, and was produced again in 1934 (no quarters were struck in 1933). The coin has been in production as a regular issue coin ever since, although the 1932 quarter is considered the only commemorative eagle reverse Washington quarter.[52]
^3 The George Washington Bicentennial half dollar was again proposed as a circulation coin. Washington was to appear on the half dollar for one year only in 1932. However, due to the lack of demand because of the Great Depression , no half dollars were minted for circulation for three years from 1930 to 1932. Washington quarters were struck instead.
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