Dr. John McLoughlin, the establisher of Fort Vancouver on the Columbia River in 1825 and later went on to found Oregon City, facing left and the denomination below
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1825 1925
IN GOD WE TRUST
DR·JOHN McLOUGHLIN
HALF DOLLAR
Reverse description
A pioneer holding a musket with the Fort and a mountain peak in the background.
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FORT VANCOUVER CENTENNIAL
· VANCOUVER · WASHINGTON · FOUNDED · 1825 · BY ·
HUDSON`S BAY COMPANYั
