The 1997 Botanic Gardens Silver Dollar was issued for the National Botanic Garden in Washington, DC. Based on the inscriptions the occasion was for the 165th anniversary, which took place two years prior in 1995. The program did include the issuance of the 1997 Botanic Gardens "Coinage and Currency" Set, which still draws the interest of collectors today.
Designer: Edgar Z. Steever (obverse), William C. Cousins (reverse) Weight: 26.7300 g Composition: 90% Silver (0.7736 ounces of silver) Diameter: 38.1 mm
Complete with the orginal goverment packaging and certificate of authenticty