The William McKinley Presidential Silver Medal will be available for purchase directly from the United States Mint on May 12 at noon ET. McKinley was the nation’s 25th President, serving from March 4, 1897, until his death on September 14, 1901. During his administration, he oversaw the United States’ victory in the Spanish-American War.
Presidential Silver Medals are 99.9 percent fine silver, with each medal measuring 1.598 inches in diameter.
This medal was produced under the authority of 31 U.S.C. § 5111(a)(2), which authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to “prepare national medal dies and strike national and other medals if it does not interfere with regular minting operations but may not prepare private medal dies.”
The Department of the Treasury has a long-standing tradition of honoring each President of the United States with an official bronze medal issued by the Secretary and struck by the Mint. The Mint is now replicating the bronze presidential medal program in 99.9% fine silver.
The obverse and reverse designs were created by Charles E. Barber, the 6th Chief Engraver of the United States Mint. The obverse depicts a bust of the President with the inscription “WILLIAM McKINLEY.”
The reverse features the inscriptions “INAUGURATED PRESIDENT OF∙THE∙UNITED∙STATES∙MAR∙4∙1897,” “SECOND TERM MAR∙4∙1901,” “ASSASSINATED SEP∙6∙1901,” and “DIED SEP∙14∙1901.”
Each medal is encapsulated and comes with a certificate of authenticity.
The William McKinley Presidential Silver Medal is priced at $90. Orders will be accepted at www.usmint.gov/william-mckinley-presidential-silver-medal-S825.html (product code S825).
To view additional medals in this series, visit www.usmint.gov/medals/presidential/silver-presidential-medals/.
Presidential Silver Medals are also available for purchase via the Mint’s Product Subscription Program, which works like a magazine subscription. After you subscribe, you will receive the next product released in the series and continue to receive products until you end your enrollment. Visit www.usmint.gov/presidential-silver-medal-subscription-RJ.html to learn more.
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