Modern commemoratives tend to be restricted to events and personalities of national or international importance.
While silver dollars remain the traditional denomination, low-value circulating commemoratives have gained in popularity.
Modern Commemorative Coins
2020 Women’s Suffrage Centennial Silver Dollar
Women’s Suffrage Centennial Silver Dollar
Year: 2020
Obverse: overlapping profiles of three distinct women.
Reverse: shows "2020" being dropped into a ballot box, styled with art deco elements to indicate the artistic style of the era.
Women’s Suffrage Centennial Silver Dollar
Year: 2020
Obverse: overlapping profiles of three distinct women.
Reverse: shows "2020" being dropped into a ballot box, styled with art deco elements to indicate the artistic style of the era.
2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Program
Basketball Hall of Fame Clad Half Dollar
Year: 2020
Obverse: three players reaching for the ball in unison, reflecting how the sport of basketball has brought together diverse people around the world through a simple, universal, and unifying athletic experience.
Reverse: depicts a basketball about to pass through the net.
Basketball Hall of Fame Silver Dollar
Year: 2020
Obverse: three players reaching for the ball in unison, reflecting how the sport of basketball has brought together diverse people around the world through a simple, universal, and unifying athletic experience.
Reverse: a basketball about to pass through the net.
Basketball Hall of Fame $5 Gold Coin
Year: 2020
Obverse: three players reaching for the ball in unison, reflecting how the sport of basketball has brought together diverse people around the world through a simple, universal, and unifying athletic experience.
Reverse: a basketball about to pass through the net.
Basketball Hall of Fame Clad Half Dollar
Year: 2020
Obverse: three players reaching for the ball in unison, reflecting how the sport of basketball has brought together diverse people around the world through a simple, universal, and unifying athletic experience.
Reverse: depicts a basketball about to pass through the net.
Basketball Hall of Fame Silver Dollar
Year: 2020
Obverse: three players reaching for the ball in unison, reflecting how the sport of basketball has brought together diverse people around the world through a simple, universal, and unifying athletic experience.
Reverse: a basketball about to pass through the net.
Basketball Hall of Fame $5 Gold Coin
Year: 2020
Obverse: three players reaching for the ball in unison, reflecting how the sport of basketball has brought together diverse people around the world through a simple, universal, and unifying athletic experience.
Reverse: a basketball about to pass through the net.
2021 Christa McAuliffe Silver Dollar
Christa McAuliffe Silver Dollar
Year: 2021
Obverse: a portrait of Christa McAuliffe with a hopeful gaze
Reverse: McAuliffe as a teacher, smiling as she points forward and upward, symbolizing the future. Three high school-age students look on with wonder. The seven stars pay tribute to those who perished in the Challenger tragedy.
Christa McAuliffe Silver Dollar
Year: 2021
Obverse: a portrait of Christa McAuliffe with a hopeful gaze
Reverse: McAuliffe as a teacher, smiling as she points forward and upward, symbolizing the future. Three high school-age students look on with wonder. The seven stars pay tribute to those who perished in the Challenger tragedy.
2021 National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Commemorative Coin Program
National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Clad Half Dollar
Year: 2021
Obverse: a sheriff’s star, representing the community served by law enforcement officers and the important role they play.
Reverse: an eye in a magnifying glass looking at a fingerprint, portraying the human side of justice, a reminder that law enforcement is not only officers on the street but many others behind the scenes. It also features the emblem of the National Law Enforcement Museum.
National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Silver Dollar
Year: 2021
Obverse: a police officer kneeling next to a child, who is reading a book and sitting on a basketball, symbolizing service to the community and future generations.
Reverse: a handshake between a law enforcement officer and a member of the public, representing the work law enforcement officers do within their communities to increase safety through trusting relationships.
National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum $5 Gold Coin
Year: 2021
Obverse: male and female officers in profile saluting.
Reverse: a folded flag with three roses beneath symbolizing remembrance.
National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Clad Half Dollar
Year: 2021
Obverse: a sheriff’s star, representing the community served by law enforcement officers and the important role they play.
Reverse: an eye in a magnifying glass looking at a fingerprint, portraying the human side of justice, a reminder that law enforcement is not only officers on the street but many others behind the scenes. It also features the emblem of the National Law Enforcement Museum.
National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Silver Dollar
Year: 2021
Obverse: a police officer kneeling next to a child, who is reading a book and sitting on a basketball, symbolizing service to the community and future generations.
Reverse: a handshake between a law enforcement officer and a member of the public, representing the work law enforcement officers do within their communities to increase safety through trusting relationships.
National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum $5 Gold Coin
Year: 2021
Obverse: male and female officers in profile saluting.
Reverse: a folded flag with three roses beneath symbolizing remembrance.
2022 National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Program
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Clad Half Dollar
Year: 2022
Obverse: a figure in military fatigues and combat boots using a pair of crutches. The left leg has been amputated from the thigh down. The negative space below shows the missing leg in silhouette. The Purple Heart medal appears behind the figure, and the inscription “ALL GAVE SOME” sits below the composition. The background field has a subtle flag motif.
Reverse: a young boy holding the dress cap of an enlisted Marine. The silhouette of a Marine in dress blues stands behind him in negative space, emphasizing the loss that affects the families of Purple Heart recipients. The inscription “SOME GAVE ALL” is featured in the negative space around the boy in the lower half. The obverse’s background field flag motif is repeated.
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Silver Dollar
Year: 2022
Obverse: the Purple Heart medal. Five stars represent the five branches of the military.
Reverse: a woman in a World War I helmet as she bandages a wounded soldier on a stretcher. More than 23,000 women nurses served in the Army and Navy during the war.
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor $5 Gold Coin
Year: 2022
Obverse: the Purple Heart medal.
Reverse: George Washington’s signature under the Badge of Military Merit and over a textured stripe.
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Clad Half Dollar
Year: 2022
Obverse: a figure in military fatigues and combat boots using a pair of crutches. The left leg has been amputated from the thigh down. The negative space below shows the missing leg in silhouette. The Purple Heart medal appears behind the figure, and the inscription “ALL GAVE SOME” sits below the composition. The background field has a subtle flag motif.
Reverse: a young boy holding the dress cap of an enlisted Marine. The silhouette of a Marine in dress blues stands behind him in negative space, emphasizing the loss that affects the families of Purple Heart recipients. The inscription “SOME GAVE ALL” is featured in the negative space around the boy in the lower half. The obverse’s background field flag motif is repeated.
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Silver Dollar
Year: 2022
Obverse: the Purple Heart medal. Five stars represent the five branches of the military.
Reverse: a woman in a World War I helmet as she bandages a wounded soldier on a stretcher. More than 23,000 women nurses served in the Army and Navy during the war.
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor $5 Gold Coin
Year: 2022
Obverse: the Purple Heart medal.
Reverse: George Washington’s signature under the Badge of Military Merit and over a textured stripe.
2022 Negro Leagues Baseball Commemorative Coin Program
Negro Leagues Baseball Clad Half Dollar
Year: 2022
Obverse: a Negro Leagues tour bus that served as their home on the road when players were refused entry to hotels and restaurants. The batter exemplifies the determination to play the game he loves, regardless of challenging circumstances.
Reverse: a group of five Negro Leagues Baseball players.
Negro Leagues Baseball Silver Dollar
Year: 2022
Obverse: a pitcher in mid-throw with the baseball in the foreground and baseball stitching as a border.
Reverse: a player’s eye view of a pitch being delivered to the catcher at the plate.
Negro Leagues Baseball $5 Gold Coin
Year: 2022
Obverse: a portrait of Negro National League founder Rube Foster with his signature.
Reverse: the gesture of tipping one’s cap, an important sign of respect for players.
Negro Leagues Baseball Clad Half Dollar
Year: 2022
Obverse: a Negro Leagues tour bus that served as their home on the road when players were refused entry to hotels and restaurants. The batter exemplifies the determination to play the game he loves, regardless of challenging circumstances.
Reverse: a group of five Negro Leagues Baseball players.
Negro Leagues Baseball Silver Dollar
Year: 2022
Obverse: a pitcher in mid-throw with the baseball in the foreground and baseball stitching as a border.
Reverse: a player’s eye view of a pitch being delivered to the catcher at the plate.
Negro Leagues Baseball $5 Gold Coin
Year: 2022
Obverse: a portrait of Negro National League founder Rube Foster with his signature.
Reverse: the gesture of tipping one’s cap, an important sign of respect for players.
2024 Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Program
Greatest Generation Clad Half Dollar
Year: 2024
Obverse: the Victory Medal that was awarded to all who served in the Armed Forces during World War II. The figure of Liberation stands with open arms holding two halves of a broken sword, symbolizing the war’s conclusion.
Reverse: the World War II Memorial from the point of view of a person walking up a ramp leading to one of the towers.
Greatest Generation Silver Dollar
Year: 2024
Obverse: six figures working together to support the Earth, illustrating the cooperation of each of the military branches (Army Air Forces, Coast Guard, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps), as well as the Merchant Marine during World War II.
Reverse: a view from beneath a baldacchino, a sculptural canopy inside a Victory Pavilion in the World War II Memorial. The sculpture depicts four eagles holding a laurel wreath, within which is a globe centered on the Pacific Ocean.
Greatest Generation $5 Gold Coin
Year: 2024
Obverse: a section of the Wall of Stars at the World War II Memorial with an olive branch. Each star on the wall represents 100 Americans who lost their lives in the war, and the olive branch represents the peace that followed thanks to their sacrifice.
Reverse: a folded American flag, such as one that would be presented at the funeral of a fallen service member.
Greatest Generation Clad Half Dollar
Year: 2024
Obverse: the Victory Medal that was awarded to all who served in the Armed Forces during World War II. The figure of Liberation stands with open arms holding two halves of a broken sword, symbolizing the war’s conclusion.
Reverse: the World War II Memorial from the point of view of a person walking up a ramp leading to one of the towers.
Greatest Generation Silver Dollar
Year: 2024
Obverse: six figures working together to support the Earth, illustrating the cooperation of each of the military branches (Army Air Forces, Coast Guard, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps), as well as the Merchant Marine during World War II.
Reverse: a view from beneath a baldacchino, a sculptural canopy inside a Victory Pavilion in the World War II Memorial. The sculpture depicts four eagles holding a laurel wreath, within which is a globe centered on the Pacific Ocean.
Greatest Generation $5 Gold Coin
Year: 2024
Obverse: a section of the Wall of Stars at the World War II Memorial with an olive branch. Each star on the wall represents 100 Americans who lost their lives in the war, and the olive branch represents the peace that followed thanks to their sacrifice.
Reverse: a folded American flag, such as one that would be presented at the funeral of a fallen service member.
2024 Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Program
Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Clad Half Dollar
Year: 2024
Obverse: Harriet Tubman, who distinguished herself as the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the Civil War. The Combahee River Raid resulted in more than 700 enslaved persons in South Carolina being freed. In the background, two Civil War-era boats represent the raid.
Reverse: Harriet Tubman holding a spyglass in front of a row of Civil War-era tents, symbolizing her work as a scout and spy for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Silver Dollar
Year: 2024
Obverse: Harriet Tubman offering her hand to the viewer with an expression that challenges the viewer to seize the opportunity for freedom.
Reverse: silhouettes crossing a bridge created by a pair of clasped hands. In the sky, the Big Dipper constellation points to the North Star, which forms the “O” in the word “OF.”
Harriet Tubman Bicentennial $5 Gold Coin
Year: 2024
Obverse: a portrait of Harriet Tubman in her years following the Civil War, looking confidently into the distance and towards the future.
Reverse: both arms of an individual firmly clasping one arm of another individual, symbolizing the aid and care that Harriet Tubman offered to others throughout her life. Encircling the arms are inscriptions of Harriet Tubman’s seven core values.
Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Clad Half Dollar
Year: 2024
Obverse: Harriet Tubman, who distinguished herself as the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the Civil War. The Combahee River Raid resulted in more than 700 enslaved persons in South Carolina being freed. In the background, two Civil War-era boats represent the raid.
Reverse: Harriet Tubman holding a spyglass in front of a row of Civil War-era tents, symbolizing her work as a scout and spy for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Silver Dollar
Year: 2024
Obverse: Harriet Tubman offering her hand to the viewer with an expression that challenges the viewer to seize the opportunity for freedom.
Reverse: silhouettes crossing a bridge created by a pair of clasped hands. In the sky, the Big Dipper constellation points to the North Star, which forms the “O” in the word “OF.”
Harriet Tubman Bicentennial $5 Gold Coin
Year: 2024
Obverse: a portrait of Harriet Tubman in her years following the Civil War, looking confidently into the distance and towards the future.
Reverse: both arms of an individual firmly clasping one arm of another individual, symbolizing the aid and care that Harriet Tubman offered to others throughout her life. Encircling the arms are inscriptions of Harriet Tubman’s seven core values.
Photo courtesy the U.S. Mint
- Modern Commemorative Coins (1980-1989)
- Modern Commemorative Coins (1990-1999)
- Modern Commemorative Coins (2000-2009)
- Modern Commemorative Coins (2010-2019)
- Modern Commemorative Coins (2020-2029)