James Madison writing the Bill of Rights. Montpelier, his home in Virginia, is depicted in the background.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LIBERTY
JAMES
MADISON FATHER OF THE
BILL OF RIGHTS
IN GOD WE
TRUST
1993
Reverse description
The torch of the Statue of Liberty.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
THE
BILL OF
RIGHTS
★
OUR
BASIC
FREEDOMS
★
HALF DOLLAR (Translation: United States of America Out of Many, One The Bill of Rights Our Basic Freedoms Half Dollar)
Edge
Reeded
Mint
S United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date) W United States Mint of West Point,United States (1973-date)