2012-W Proof Gold Half Eagle Star Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin

Description

2012-W Proof Gold Half Eagle Star Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin
Mintage = 18,313
As written by the U.S. Mint:
The Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Act
(Public Law 111-232)
, signed into law on August 16, 2010, requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 100,000 gold coins and 500,000 silver coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of our national anthem.  According to the law, the designs shall be emblematic of the War of 1812, particularly the Battle of Baltimore that formed the basis for the lyrics of "The Star Spangled Banner."
The
obverse
(heads side) design of the 2012 Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Gold Five-Dollar Coin is emblematic of the theme "The Battles at Sea During the War of 1812."  It depicts a naval battle scene from the War of 1812, with an American sailing ship in the foreground and a damaged and fleeing British ship in the background.  Inscriptions are
IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY
and
1812 - 2012
.
The
reverse
(tails) design is emblematic of the theme  "The Star-Spangled Banner" (the song).  It depicts the first words of the Star-Spangled Banner anthem,
O say can you see
, in Francis Scott Key's handwriting against a backdrop of 15 stars and 15 stripes, representing the Star-Spangled Banner flag.  Inscriptions are
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, E PLURIBUS UNUM
and
FIVE
DOLLARS
.