The 1/2 oz Proof American Gold Eagle coin was introduced in 1987, one year after the Proof Gold Eagle debuted in a 1 oz weight and one year before the other two fractional-weight coins were introduced in 1988.
Obverse Inscriptions
- Lady Liberty with her torch
- Year
Reverse Inscriptions
- A nest with a group of hatchlings under the watchful eye of a female bald eagle. A male bald eagle is shown flying overhead.
- United States of America
- In God We Trust
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
- 1/2 OZ. GOLD
- 25$
- Initials MB and JW
