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| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Value | 50 Cents (0.50) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Liberty facing left, wearing a liberty cap adorned with a five-pointed star, with flowing curled hair. The legend REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA arcs around the periphery, with a mint initial visible in the lower field. The portrait is rendered in a neoclassical style typical of American-influenced Liberian coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA E |
| Reverse description | A bald eagle displayed facing left, bearing a striped shield on its breast, with wings partially spread, perched above crossed laurel branches and a bundle of arrows. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST appears in the upper field flanked by stars, with the denomination HALF DOL. and date 1889 inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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