Coin profile
Reported standard-issue mintage / distribution: 26,928
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1936 Gettysburg 75th Anniversary Half Dollar
The story behind this coin
The Gettysburg coin marked the battle’s seventy-fifth anniversary and the 1938 reunion of Union and Confederate veterans. Frank Vittor portrayed paired veterans and combined their shields around a fasces on the reverse. The issue served both as a memorial and as fundraising for the reunion observance.
Design and symbolism
Obverse: Union and Confederate veterans.
Reverse: Fasces and shields.
Regular issues and mintages
| Regular issue | Mint | Net distribution / collector mintage |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Issue / series total | 26,928 |
The figures in this 1936 Gettysburg 75th Anniversary Half Dollar table report the regular collector issues shown for this commemorative. Where sponsors returned unsold coins for melting, the listed quantity reflects net distribution rather than the larger number initially struck.