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1/2 Dollar Albany, New York Charter
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 1936 |
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| Value | 1/2 Dollar = 50 Cents (1/2 USD) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two standing male figures face each other at center, engaged in the act of exchanging a document, symbolizing the granting of Albany's city charter in 1686. The figure on the left, representing the Dutch colonial settlers, and the figure on the right, representing English authority, are both dressed in period attire with elaborate wigs, rendered in fine relief. The legend 'SETTLED · 1614 · CHARTERED · 1686' arcs around the upper portion of the coin, while 'ALBANY · N · Y ·' appears along the lower rim with the date '1936' in the lower field between the figures. The composition is formal and historically evocative, capturing the transfer of civic governance in a dignified bilateral arrangement. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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