2015 S US MARSHALS PROOF 225TH ANNIVERSARY HALF DOLLAR
The U.S. Mint released the U.S. Marshals 225th Anniversary Half Dollar Clad Coin in 2015 as part of the U.S. Marshals 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program. It commemorates the U.S. Marshals Service, the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency.
The clad obverse design features a present-day U.S. Marshal with an Old West U.S. Marshal in the background.
The clad reverse depicts blindfolded Lady Justice holding balanced scales in her left hand as she extends a simplified U.S. Marshals badge. The U.S. Constitution is shown to illustrate that the USMS gets its authority from this document. Other elements symbolize some of the other well-known tasks of the Marshals Service in changing times: an 18th century whiskey jug symbolizes the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion, old wooden railroad tracks represent the Pullman Strike of 1894, a stack of schoolbooks strapped together with an apple resting on top symbolizes the 1960 New Orleans school integration. A pair of open handcuffs represents the task of the U.S. Marshals to apprehend federal fugitives. Coin includes original US Mint box and Certificate of Authenticity.
Obverse Inscriptions
- LIBERTY
- 1739-2014
- 2015
- IN GOD WE TRUST
Reverse Inscriptions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
- HALF DOLLAR
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