A Dutch settler and an Algonquin Native American. The heads are partially imposed on each other, to infer the harmonious balance of a peaceful settlement.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LIBERTY
E·PLURIBUS·UNUM
Reverse description
17th century Dutch sailing ship.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA·HALF·DOLLAR
IN GOD WE TRUST
·1936·
LONG·ISLAND
·TERCENTENARYั·