| Issuer | United States |
| Year | 1935 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 1/2 Dollar = 50 Cents (1/2 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 12.5 g |
| Dimensions | 30.6 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Chester Beach |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#170 |
| Obverse description | An image recalling the seal of the city of Hudson on the obverse. The god Neptune sits backward on a whale while holding his trident. A mermaid appears to the left, blowing a conch shell. A banner above the image reads “Et Decus Et Pretium Recti” (Both the Honor and Reward of the Righteous) |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | .CITY OF HUDSON.N.Y.
ET DEGUS ET PRETIUM PECTI
E PLURIBUS UNUM
1785.1935 (Translation: ET DEGUS ET PRETIUM PECTI Both the Honor and Reward of the Righteous) |
| Reverse description | Henry Hudson’s ship, the Half Moon. A somewhat cartoonish crescent moon appears to the left, implying the name of the ship. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST HUDSON HALF DOLLARั |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1935 - - 10 008 |
| Catalog ID | 8570833590 |
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