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½ Dollar (Hudson)
Obverse: An image recalling the seal of the city of Hudson on the obverse. The god Neptune sits backward on a whale while holding his trident. A mermaid appears to the left, blowing a conch shell. A banner above the image reads “Et Decus Et Pretium Recti” (Both the Honor and Reward of the Righteous), Reverse: Henry Hudson’s ship, the Half Moon. A somewhat cartoonish crescent moon appears to the left, implying the name of the ship.


½ Dollar - San Diego (California-Pacific Exposition)
Obverse: Seated Minerva, Goddess of wisdom, holding a spear in one hand and a shield with the other, a cornucopia next to the shield, a grizzly bear In front of the spear, and a ship, a gold miner, and mountains in the background, Reverse: Chapel of St. Francis, and the California Tower