| Issuer | United States |
| Year | 1937 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 1/2 Dollar = 50 Cents (1/2 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 12.50 g |
| Dimensions | 30.60 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | William Marks Simpson |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#186 |
| Obverse description | Profile portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, who had been granted the charter for colonization by Queen Elizabeth I. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | · UNITED · STATES · OF AMERICA · · · E · PLURIBUS · UNUM · · LIBERTY · 1937 · SIR WALTER RALEIGH · · HALF · DOLLAR · |
| Reverse description | Ellinore Dare and her child Virginia Dare, who was the first child born in America to English parents. To each side are sailing ships and below is a pine branch. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | · THE · COLONIZATION · OF · ROANOKE · ISLAND · NORTH · CAROLINA · · THE · BIRTH · OF VIRGINIA DARE IN GOD WE TRUST 1587 · 1937 |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | P United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) |
| Mintage | 1937 P - - 29 030 |
| Catalog ID | 4911745970 |
| Comments |
