1997 Commemorative Coins of the United States Mint. This year, four separate program resulted in the issuance of five commemorative coins, including two coins struck in gold and three coins struck in silver. The most notable program featured Jackie Robinson, creating the key date of the modern commemorative series. Other coins featured the U.S. Botanic Garden, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.
The 1997 National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Silver Dollar was issued on the sixth anniversary of the dedication of the memorial, which honors more than 14,000 men and women who lost their lives in the line of duty.
The obverse of the coin depicts two Park police officers making a rubbing of a fallen officer’s name. [...]
The 1997 Franklin D. Roosevelt $5 Gold Coin was issued for the 32nd President of the United States. The commemorative coin program was not issued for any particular event or anniversary. Oddly the program only included a $5 gold coin, without any other issues in other denominations or compositions.
The obverse of the gold coin depicts [...]
The 1997 Jackie Robinson Silver Dollar was issued in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his appearance in a major league baseball game as the first black player. Relatively lower mintages support higher secondary market premiums for the issue.
The obverse of the silver dollar portrays Jackie Robinson sliding into home plate. This recalls when he [...]
The 1997 Jackie Robinson $5 Gold Coin has the distinction of being the lowest mintage of all modern commemorative coins, making it the key date of the entire series. This refers to the uncirculated version, which had a mintage of just 5,174 coins.
The Jackie Robinson Commemorative coins were issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of [...]
The 1997 Botanic Gardens Silver Dollar was issued for the National Botanic Garden in Washington, DC. Based on the inscriptions the occasion was for the 165th anniversary, which took place two years prior in 1995. The program did include the issuance of the 1997 Botanic Gardens “Coinage and Currency” Set, which still draws the interest [...]