Portraits of James Monroe and John Quincy Adams, who were both instrumental in formulating the Doctrine.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IN GOD WE TRUST
1923 S
MONROE~ADAMS
HALF DOLLAR
Reverse description
Two female forms in shapes resembling North and South America. This image is said to have copied from a design created by Ralph Beck in 1899 Pan-American Exposition.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
MONROE DOCTRINE CENTENNIAL
1823 1923
LOS ANGELES
Edge
Reeded
Mint
S United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)