The Eisenhower dollar displayed the Liberty Bell superimposed over the Moon on its 1976 Bicentennial design.
The reverse design combined two powerful national images: the Liberty Bell, associated with American independence, and the Moon, associated with the Apollo program and the United States’ achievements in space exploration. The design appeared on the Bicentennial Eisenhower dollar.
The coin also used the dual date 1776–1976 rather than a single year. Bicentennial versions of other U.S. denominations also carried special reverses and the dual date, so the date alone does not identify the Eisenhower dollar.
The Liberty Bell had already appeared on U.S. money, including the Franklin half dollar struck from 1948 to 1963. The distinctive Bell-and-Moon combination, however, identifies the 1976 Eisenhower dollar design.