Korean War Memorial silver dollar

The Korean War Memorial silver dollar is a commemorative silver dollar issued by the United States Mint in 1991. The coin commemorated the 38th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.

Design
The obverse of the coin was designed by John Mercanti. It features a soldier climbing a hill with naval ships in the foreground, and two F-86 Sabres flying overhead. The reverse was designed by T. James Ferrell, and features a map of Korea and the head of a Bald eagle.

Production and sales
A maximum mintage of 1,000,000 Korean War Memorial dollars was authorized. The coin was struck in two versions, a proof coin (struck at the Philadelphia Mint) and an uncirculated coin (struck at the Denver Mint). Surcharges raised by the sale of the coins went towards the construction of the Korean War Veterans Memorial.

618,488 proof and 213,049 uncirculated coins were sold, for a total mintage of 831,537.