1979 United States Kennedy Half Dollar

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The Kennedy Half Dollar was introduced in 1964 shortly following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

The obverse design of the coin features a profile portrait of President Kennedy, facing to the left. The inscription LIBERTY appears widely spaced above, with the date below. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST appears in a straight line above the date, divided by the truncation of the neck. The reverse features an adaptation of the Presidential Seal, featuring the heraldic eagle surrounded by fifty stars. The inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOLLAR appear surrounding.