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1/2 Dollar Elgin, Ill., Centennial
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 1936 |
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| Engraver(s) | Trygve Rovelstad |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of a male pioneer in high relief, rendered in a naturalistic sculptural style adapted directly from a figure appearing on the reverse Pioneer Memorial statue. The legend PIONEER arcs above the bust, flanked by IN GOD WE TRUST, with the commemorative date range 1673-1936 inscribed below, referencing the founding of the Elgin settlement through the centennial year. The field is smooth and unadorned, allowing the strongly modeled portrait to dominate the flan. The design reflects the Art Deco-influenced work of sculptor Trygve Rovelstad. |
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| Obverse lettering | PIONEER IN GOD WE TRUST 1673-1936 |
| Reverse description | A high-relief representation of the Pioneer Memorial statue group by Trygve Rovelstad, depicting four pioneer figures grouped on a rocky base: a crouching frontiersman at lower left, a central standing woman in period dress, a male figure immediately behind her, and a frontiersman with a rifle at right. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs along the upper periphery, with PIONEER MEMORIAL inscribed at lower left and ELGIN ILLINOIS at lower right within the field. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM appears in the lower exergue, with HALF DOLLAR completing the lower legend along the rim. LIBERTY appears on the obverse but is associated contextually with the commemorative theme. |
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