Ceremony Launch for 2012 Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coins As the March 5, 2012 release date of the Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coins approaches, the U.S. Mint on Monday revealed images for each of the four commemoratives and two-coin proof set, published online pages that will be used to order them and has provided details for their ceremonial launch. The 2012 Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coins celebrate the bicentennial writing of America’s national anthem by Francis Scott Key. The $5 gold coins and silver dollars bear designs emblematic of the War of 1812, with representations depicting a naval battle scene from the War of 1812, the Star-Spangled Banner anthem, Lady Liberty waiving a 15-star, 15-stripe Star-Spangled Banner flag and a waving modern American flag.
A ceremony to launch the commemorative coins is scheduled to begin by 11:00 AM ET on March 5 at the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Visitor Center, located at 2400 East Fort Avenue in Baltimore, MD. Expected attending officials include:

• U.S. Senator Ben Cardin
• U.S. Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
• U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes
• Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley
• Fort McHenry NM&HS Supt. Tina Orcutt
• United States Mint Chief Counsel Daniel Shaver

  Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coins	Mintages	Introductory Price	Regular Price
  Proof $5 Coin	100,000 Max	TBD	TBD
  Uncirculated $5 Coin		TBD	TBD
  Two-Coin Proof Set (Proof $5 Gold and Proof Silver Dollar)		TBD	TBD
  Proof Silver Dollar	500,000 Max	$49.95	$54.95
  Uncirculated Silver Dollar		$44.95	$49.95