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| United States | |
| Value | 50 cents (0.50 US dollars) |
|---|---|
| Mass | 12.5 g |
| Diameter | 30.6 mm |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Composition | 90.0% silver 10.0% copper |
| Silver | 0.3617 troy oz |
| Years of minting | 1935 (1935)–1939 (1939) |
| Mintage | 25,265 |
| Mint marks | None, all pieces struck at the Philadelphia Mint without mint mark. |
| Obverse | |
 | |
| Design | Joseph T. Robinson |
| Designer | Henry Kreis |
| Design date | 1936 |
| Reverse | |
 | |
| Design | Eagle, Arkansas state flag |
| Designer | Edward E. Burr |
| Design date | 1935 |
The Arkansas–Robinson half dollar is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1926. It is a special issue of the Arkansas Centennial half dollar featuring a different reverse design from Henry Kreis.
The coin featured Joseph Taylor Robinson, who represented Arkansas in the U.S. Senate at the time. He was the fourth of four living persons depicted on U.S. coinage.
See also
References
- "1936 Robinson-Arkansas Half Dollar : (Arkansas-Robinson Half Dollar)". Pcgs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ^ Swiatek, Anthony (2012). Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States. Chicago: KWS Publishers. pp. 285–291. ISBN 978-0-9817736-7-4.
External links
Media related to Arkansas-Robinson half dollar at Wikimedia Commons
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