| Issuer | United States |
| Year | 1936 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 1/2 Dollar = 50 Cents (1/2 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 12.50 g |
| Dimensions | 30.60 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | William Marks Simpson, Marjorie Emory Simpson |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#184 |
| Obverse description | Seal of the city of Norfolk (a full-rigged sailing ship over wheat sheaves and plow) . |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | BOROUGH · OF · NORFOLK ·
BICENTENNIAL
TOWN · 1682 · BOROUGH · 1736 · CITY · 1845
· CITY · OF · NORFOLK · VIRGINIA ·
ET · TERRA · ET · MARE · DIVITIAE · TUAE
· CRESCAS ·
1936 (Translation: Both by Land and by Sea Thy Riches Are Thou Shalt Grow) |
| Reverse description | Royal scepter of Norfolk, which was presented by Lieutenant Governor Dinwiddie in 1753. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | · UNITED · STATES · · OF · AMERICA
·
NORFOLK VIRGINIA
LAND GRANT
16 36
IN · GOD · WE TRUST
E · PLURIBUS UNUM
LIBERTY
· HALF DOLLAR · (Translation: out of many, one) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1936 - - 16 936 |
| Catalog ID | 6578047090 |
| Comments |
