Bridgeport, Connecticut, Centennial half dollar
The Bridgeport, Connecticut, Centennial half dollar is a commemorative fifty-cent piece issued in 1936 by the United States Bureau of the Mint. Designed by Henry Kreis, the obverse depicts the showman P. T. Barnum, who was one of Bridgeport’s most famous residents, was mayor of the city, helped develop it, and is buried there. The reverse depicts a stylized eagle.
