Special Olympics World Games silver dollar

Special Olympics World Games silver dollar
United States
Value	1 US dollar
Mass	26.73 g
Diameter	38.1 mm (1.500 in)
Edge	Reeded
Composition	90% Ag, 10% Cu
Years of minting	1995
Mint marks	P (proof); W (uncirculated)
Obverse
Design	Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Designer	Jamie Wyeth
Design date	1995
Reverse
Design	Special Olympics Medal, a rose and quote
Designer	Thomas D. Rogers
Design date	1995

Mass26.73 g

Diameter38.1 mm (1.500 in)

EdgeReeded

The Special Olympics World Games silver dollar is a commemorative silver dollar issued by the United States Mint in 1995^[1] which honors the Special Olympics and its founder, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.

v t e Coinage of the United States
Circulating	1¢ 5¢ 10¢ 25¢ 50¢ $1
Obsolete	1⁄2¢ 1¢ (Fugio) 1¢ (large size) 2¢ 3¢ (silver) 3¢ (nickel) 5¢ (silver) 20¢ $1 (gold) $2.5 $3 $5 $10 $20
Canceled	2¢ (billon) 2+1⁄2¢ 3¢ (bronze) $2 $4 $50 $100
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Special sets	Proof Set (1936–present) Mint Set (1947–present) Special Mint Set (1964–1967) Souvenir Set (1972–1998) Silver Proof Set (1976, 1992–present) Prestige Set (1983–1997)

v t e ← 1970s and 1980s United States commemorative coins (1990s) 2000s →
1990	Eisenhower Centennial dollar
1991	Mount Rushmore Anniversary coins Korean War Memorial dollar USO 50th Anniversary dollar
1992	1992 Summer Olympics commemorative coins White House Bicentennial dollar Christopher Columbus Quincentenary coins
1993	Bill of Rights commemorative coins World War II 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
1994	1994 World Cup commemorative coins Thomas Jefferson 250th Anniversary dollar (dated 1993) Vietnam War Memorial dollar Prisoners of War dollar Women in Military Service for America Memorial dollar US Capitol Bicentennial dollar
1995	Civil War Battlefields commemorative coins Centennial Olympics commemorative coins Special Olympics World Games dollar
1996	Centennial Olympics commemorative coins National Community Service dollar Smithsonian 150th Anniversary commemorative coins
1997	Botanic Garden dollar Jackie Robinson commemorative coins National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial dollar Franklin Delano Roosevelt half eagle
1998	Robert F. Kennedy dollar Black Revolutionary War Patriots dollar
1999	Dolley Madison dollar Yellowstone National Park dollar George Washington half eagle 50 State quarters

v t e Special Olympics World Games
Special Olympics
Summer	1968 Chicago 1970 Chicago 1972 Los Angeles 1975 Mount Pleasant 1979 Brockport 1983 Baton Rouge 1987 Notre Dame-South Bend 1991 Minneapolis-Saint Paul 1995 New Haven 1999 North Carolina 2003 Dublin 2007 Shanghai 2011 Athens 2015 Los Angeles 2019 Abu Dhabi 2023 Berlin 2027 Santiago 2031 TBA
Winter	1977 Steamboat Springs 1981 Smugglers' Notch-Stowe 1985 Park City 1989 Lake Tahoe-Reno 1993 Salzburg-Schladming 1997 Toronto 2001 Anchorage 2005 Nagano 2009 Boise 2013 Pyeongchang 2017 Graz-Schladming 2022 Kazan^‡ 2025 Turin 2029 Switzerland
Countries	Bangladesh Cameroon Canada Estonia Great Britain India Ireland Kosovo Mexico Nepal Pakistan Philippines United States
Key figures	Eunice Kennedy Shriver Anne McGlone Burke Sargent Shriver Timothy Shriver Loretta Claiborne Bruce Pasternack Mary Davis
Related	Flame of Hope Special Olympics World Games silver dollar Law Enforcement Torch Run A Very Special Christmas
^‡Cancelled due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

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