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US 50 cents commemorative coins
Huguenot-Walloon half dollar
Code : KM# 154
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General
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NameHuguenot-Walloon half dollar
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CodeKM# 154
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StatusReference
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CountryUnited States
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Denomination50
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Unitcent
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Year1924
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CatalogKRAUSE
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Catalog NoKM# 154
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Content
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TypeCommemorative
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SeriesEarly United States commemorative coins | 50 Cents Silver (1892-1954)
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Obverse legendUNITED STATES OF AMERICA | HUGUENOT HALF DOLLAR | IN GOD WE TRUST | COLIGNY | WILLIAM THE SILENT
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Reverse legendHUGUENOT-WALLOON TERCENTENARY | FOUNDING OF NEW NETHERLAND | 1624 | 1924
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EdgeReeded
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GroupНовая группа
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Parametres
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ShapeRound
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OrientationCoin (180°)
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MaterialSilver
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Fineness900
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Weight12.5
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Diameter30.61
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Thickness2.15
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MintPhiladelphia Mint
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Circulation142 080
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Issue period1924
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Description
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Description
The Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary Half Dollar was released in 1924 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the 1624 settling of New Netherland by Walloons, French and Belgian Huguenots, under the Dutch West India Company.
The obverse design features aprofile likenesses of Admiral Coligny and William the Silent, leaders in the struggle for civil and religious liberty.
The reverse features a reproduction of the New Nederland, the ship in which the refugees came to the New World.
Mint: Philadelphia
Designer: G.T. Morgan
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