1/2 Dollar Hudson

€6,482.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1935
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value1/2 Dollar = 50 Cents (1/2 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight12.5 g
Dimensions30.6 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Chester Beach
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#170
Obverse descriptionAn image recalling the seal of the city of Hudson on the obverse. The god Neptune sits backward on a whale while holding his trident. A mermaid appears to the left, blowing a conch shell. A banner above the image reads “Et Decus Et Pretium Recti” (Both the Honor and Reward of the Righteous)
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering.CITY OF HUDSON.N.Y. ET DEGUS ET PRETIUM PECTI E PLURIBUS UNUM 1785.1935
(Translation: ET DEGUS ET PRETIUM PECTI Both the Honor and Reward of the Righteous)
Reverse descriptionHenry Hudson’s ship, the Half Moon. A somewhat cartoonish crescent moon appears to the left, implying the name of the ship.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringUNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST HUDSON HALF DOLLARั
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1935  - - 10 008
Catalog ID8570833590
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