What image appears on the reverse of the 2026 America250 half dollar?

Hands passing the Liberty torch appear on the reverse of the 2026 America250 half dollar.

The half dollar is part of the United States Semiquincentennial coin program. Its obverse features the Statue of Liberty, while its reverse shows hands passing the torch. The paired images present liberty as both an enduring national symbol and a responsibility passed from one generation to the next.

The design differs from the 2026 quarter themes. The quarters focus on five historical subjects, including the Mayflower Compact and the Gettysburg Address. The half dollar instead uses the Statue of Liberty and the torch-passing image as its central visual concept.

The Statue of Liberty itself was dedicated in New York Harbor in 1886 and became one of the best-known symbols associated with freedom and immigration. The coin’s torch is therefore not the Liberty Bell or an eagle, although those symbols appear elsewhere in American history and numismatic design.