Silver Coin--Booker T. Washington

This commemorative coin was issued to perpetuate the ideals and teachings of Booker T. Washington, and to construct memorials to his memory. Issued from all mints, it received wide distribution from the start. The reverse side has the legend "FROM SLAVE CABIN TO HALL OF FAME". His log cabin birthplace is shown beneath. Designed by Isaac Scott Hathaway, as was the Washington Carver half-dollar issued under the same authority.