The 1989 Congress Bicentennial Half Dollar was issued to mark the 200th anniversary of the operation of Congress under the U.S. Constitution. This was one of three coins issued under the program, which also included a silver dollar and $5 gold coin. Surcharges from the sale of coins went to the Capitol Preservation Fund.
The obverse design of the half dollar depicts a close up of the bust of Thomas Crawford's Statue of Freedom, which is found at the peak of the Capital Dome. A view of the full statue is used for the silver dollar. The inscriptions on the half dollar include "Bicentennial of the Congress" above, "In God We Trust" and "Liberty" below, and the anniversary dates "1789" and 1989"³ to each side. The obverse was designed by Patricia Lewis Verani.
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