What scene appears on the reverse of the 1976 United States Bicentennial half dollar?

Independence Hall appears on the reverse of the 1976 United States Bicentennial half dollar. The building was chosen as a symbol of the nation’s founding and Philadelphia’s central role in the American Revolution.

The coin’s obverse retained the portrait of John F. Kennedy, while the reverse temporarily replaced the usual presidential seal with an image of Independence Hall. The design was created by Seth Huntington as part of the Mint’s Bicentennial competition.

The three circulating Bicentennial coins used different reverse subjects: the quarter featured a colonial drummer, the half dollar showed Independence Hall, and the dollar paired the Liberty Bell with the Moon. All three denominations carried the date 1776–1976.

Independence Hall is sometimes confused with the Liberty Bell because both are Philadelphia landmarks and both are strongly associated with American independence. On the Bicentennial half dollar, however, the building—not the bell—is the defining reverse image.