Eisenhower Dollars (1971-1978)

Issued from 1971-1978, the

Eisenhower dollars

are the last circulating large-size U.S. dollar. Obverse depicts WWII hero and 34th President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The reverse of the Eisenhower dollar coin is adapted from the official Apollo 11 insignia. In 1975 and 1976, to mark America’s bicentennial, Eisenhower dollar coins were issued with dual dating (1776-1976) and a special reverse design depicting the Liberty Bell and moon.