2011 United States Army Commemorative Half Dollar
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About This Coin
The 2011 United States Army Commemorative Half Dollar is a United States commemorative half dollar. Part of the U.S. Army commemorative three-coin program, this half dollar highlights the Army's often-overlooked peacetime roles including civil engineering, flood control, and rocket development. The reverse honors the Continental soldiers who established the Army's traditions. The obverse features a split scene showing peacetime Army service: surveying, building a flood wall, and a Redstone Arsenal rocket, while the reverse displays a Continental Army soldier with musket, 13 stars, and 'First in Service to the Nation'. Designed by Donna Weaver/Thomas Cleveland. Struck in copper-nickel, weighing 11.34 grams, 30.6 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. The Army half dollar uniquely focuses on non-combat service, showing the Army's contributions to American infrastructure and technology.
