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US 50 cents commemorative coins

Roanoke Island half dollar

Code : KM# 186

  • General

  • Name
    Roanoke Island half dollar
  • Code
    KM# 186
  • Status
    Reference
  • Country
    United States
  • Denomination
    50
  • Unit
    cent
  • Year
    1937
  • Catalog
    KRAUSE
  • Catalog No
    KM# 186
  • Content

  • Type
    Commemorative
  • Series
    Early United States commemorative coins | 50 Cents Silver (1892-1954)
  • Obverse legend
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | E PLURIBUS UNUM | LIBERTY | 1937 | SIR WALTER RALEIGH | HALF DOLLAR
  • Reverse legend
    THE COLONIZATION OF ROANOKE ISLAND NORTH CAROLINA | THE BIRTH OF VIRGINIA DARE | 1587-1937 | IN GOD WE TRUST
  • Edge
    Reeded
  • Parametres

  • Shape
    Round
  • Orientation
    Coin (180°)
  • Material
    Silver
  • Fineness
    900
  • Weight
    12.5
  • Diameter
    30.61
  • Thickness
    2.15
  • Mint
    Philadelphia Mint
  • Circulation
    29 030
  • Issue period
    1937
  • Description

  • Description


    The Roanoke Island, North Carolina Half Dollar was released in 1937 to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the establishment of Sir Walter Raleigh’s colony on Roanoke Island, NC.

    The obverse design features a portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh.

    The reverse features a woman and her child with two sailing ships and a pine branch.

    Mint: Philadelphia

    Designer: William Marks Simpson

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