1/2 Dollar Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary

€17,541.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1924
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value1/2 Dollar = 50 Cents (1/2 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight12.5 g
Dimensions30.6 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)George Thomas Morgan
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#154
Obverse descriptionAdmiral Gaspard de Coligny (COLIGNY) 1519-1572 and Wilem I Prince of Orange (WILLIAM THE SILENT) 1533-1584, Although they were not involved in the settlement, they were viewed as leaders in the struggle for religious freedom.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringUNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST COLIGNY · WILLIAM·THE·SILENT HUGUENOT-HALF·DOLLAR
Reverse descriptionThe Nieuw Netherlandt sailing ship on the Hudson River.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHUGUENOT-WALLOON.TERCENTENARY 1624 1924 FOUNDING.OF.NEW-NETHERLANDั
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1924  - - 142 080
Catalog ID3406407560
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