Object Record
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Title |
Bay Bridge Commemorative Silver Dollar, 1936 |
Object Name |
Coin |
Description |
Bay Bridge Commemorative Silver Dollar, 1936. Bay Bridge Commemorative Silver Dollar, 1936. Silver coin has an embossed grizzly bear on one side and and an embossed image of the Bay Bridge on the other. Embossed text on Bay Bridge side reads, "SAN FRANCISCO - OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE / 1936" while embossed text on bear side reads, "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / IN / GOD WE / TRUST / LIBERTY / HALF DOLLAR." |
Date |
1936 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
1972.040.1936 |
Dimensions |
H-1.25 W-1.25 inches |
Collection |
3D - Exchange Media |
Inscription Text |
"SAN FRANCISCO - OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE / 1936" (embossed on bridge side); "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / IN / GOD WE / TRUST / LIBERTY / HALF DOLLAR" (embossed on bear side) |
Notes |
"The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge half dollar or Bay Bridge half dollar is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936. One of many commemoratives issued that year, it was designed by Jacques Schnier and honors the opening of the Bay Bridge that November..." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland_Bay_Bridge_half_dollar / 10/18/2021] |
Search Terms |
1930s Bay Bridge Coins Silver |
Subjects |
Bridges Coins Commemoration Mints Silver |
People |
Jacques Schnier |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Ernest D. Wenrick |