The Marshals Service says the 2015 U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coins will be available for purchase in limited quantities beginning Jan. 29. Three coins design commemorating the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Marshals Service, including a gold $5 coin, a silver dollar coin and a copper-nickel clad half dollar coin were unveiled in July.
The U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act was signed into law on April 2, 2012 to honor the anniversary of the oldest federal law enforcement agency. Under that law, Congress directed the Mint to create:
- 100,000 $5 gold coins
- 500,000 $1 silver coins
- 750,000 half-dollar clad coins
Each denomination has unique obverse and reverse designs. Prices for the coins will include surcharges of $35 for each gold coin, $10 for each silver coin, and $3 for each half-dollar clad coin. The first $5 million in surcharges received from the sale of coins issued under is to be paid to the U.S. Marshals Museum, Inc., for the preservation, maintenance, and display of artifacts and documents. The remainder of the surcharge funds shall be divided between the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association Foundation, and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
The 2015 U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coins:
2015 U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Gold Proof Coin
The coin obverse depicts the U.S. Marshals Service Star superimposed on a mountain range evoking a western landscape. Inscriptions are 1789, LIBERTY, 2014, UNITED STATES, IN GOD WE TRUST, 2015, MARSHAL and 225 YEARS of SACRIFICE.
The coin reverse depicts an eagle holding a draped American flag. On the eagle's chest is a shield with the inscription U.S. MARSHAL. A banner in the eagle's claw bears the inscription E PLURIBUS UNUM. Additional inscriptions are JUSTICE INTEGRITY SERVICE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and $5.
Coin Specifications
Composition: 90% gold, 10% alloy
Diameter: 21.59 mm
Weight: 8.359 grams
Obverse Designer: Donna Weaver
Reverse Designer: Paul C. Balan
Obverse Engraver: Jim Licaretz
Reverse Engraver: Don Everhart
Mintage Limit: 100,000 across all gold product options
2015 U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Silver Proof Coin
The coin obverse depicts U.S. Marshals riding horses across the coin below a U.S. Marshals Service star. The inscriptions are LIBERTY, 1789-2014, IN GOD WE TRUST and 2015.
The coin reverse depicts a frontier U.S. Marshal leaning against a post and holding a “wanted” poster with the inscription WANTED IN FT. SMITH. Additional inscriptions are JUSTICE INTEGRITY SERVICE, E PLURIBUS UNUM, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and $1.
Coin Specifications
Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper
Diameter: 38.10 mm
Weight: 26.73 grams
Obverse Designer: Richard Masters
Reverse Designer: Frank Morris
Obverse Engraver: Charles Vickers
Reverse Engraver; Joseph Menna
Mintage Limit: 500,000 across all silver product options
2015 U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Clad Proof Coin
The coin obverse depicts an Old West U.S. Marshal and a horse in the upper left and a modern female U.S. Marshal wearing tactical gear in the lower right. The inscriptions are LIBERTY, 1789-2014, 2015 and IN GOD WE TRUST.
The coin reverse depicts Lady Justice holding the scale of justice in her left hand and the U.S. Marshals Service star in her right. Next to Lady Justice is a copy of the United States Constitution, a stack of school books, handcuffs and a whiskey jug, objects symbolizing well-known areas of responsibility in the history of the U.S. Marshals Service. Inscriptions are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM and HALF DOLLAR.
Coin Specifications
Composition: 8.33% nickel, balance copper
Diameter: 30.61 mm
Weight: 11.34 grams
Obverse Designer: Joel Iskowitz
Reverse Designer: Susan Gamble
Obverse Engraver: Michael Gaudioso
Reverse Engraver: Phebe Hemphill
Mintage Limit 750,000 across all clad product options
Please visit the United States Mint website for more information usmint.gov.
