2016 National Park Service Centennial Commemorative Coins Preview

Three 2016 Commemorative Coins from the United States Mint will honor the National Park Service Centennial Anniversary.  The designs for the $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins feature iconic scenes and people.  

Silver Obverse 
Designer:  Joseph Menna
Engraver:  Joseph Menna
Description:  features Yellowstone National Park's Old Faithful geyser and a bison.  Inscriptions are "LIBERTY," "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CENTENNIAL," "IN GOD WE TRUST," "1916" and "2016."

Silver Reverse 
Designer:  Chris Costello
Engraver;  Jim Licaretz
Description:  depicts a Latina Folklórico dancer and the National Park Service logo, representing the multi-faceted cultural experience found in America's national parks.  Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," "$1" "HERITAGE," "CULTURE" and "PRIDE."

Gold Obverse
Designer:  Don Everhart
Engraver:  Don EverhartDescription:  features John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt with Yosemite National Park's Half Dome in the background.  Inscriptions are "LIBERTY," "2016" and "IN GOD WE TRUST."

Gold Reverse 
Designer:  Don Everhart
Engraver:  Don Everhart
Description:  features the National Park Service logo.  Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "E PLURIBUS UNUM" and "$5."

Clad Obverse
Designer:  Barbara Fox
Engraver:  Michael Gaudioso
Description:  features a hiker discovering the majesty of the wilderness and a small child discovering a frog hiding in ferns, celebrating the diversity and breadth of the National Park Service.  Inscriptions are "LIBERTY," "2016," "IN GOD WE TRUST," "1916" and "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE."

Clad Reverse 
Designer:  Thomas Hipschen
Engraver:  Charles L. Vickers
Description:  features the National Park Service logo.  Inscriptions are "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," "HALF DOLLAR," "STEWARDSHIP" and "RECREATION."


Each coin will be offered in specimen uncirculated and proof versions.