Harriet Tubman distinguished herself as the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the Civil War. The Combahee River Raid resulted in more than 700 enslaved persons in South Carolina being freed. In the background, two Civil War-era boats represent the raid.
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LIBERTY
IN GOD WE TRUST
2024
HARRIET TUBMAN
Reverse description
Harriet Tubman holding a spyglass in front of a row of Civil War-era tents, symbolizing her work as a scout and spy for the Union Army during the Civil War.
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CIVIL WAR
NURSE
SCOUT
SPY
COMBAHEE RIVER RAID LEADER
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
HALF DOLLAR
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D United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date) S United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)