½ Dollar (Vermont Sesquicentennial) , United States
1927
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Description:
Ira Allen, the founder of Vermont and one of the Green Mountain Boys, who would defeat the British at the Battle of Bennington.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA IRA ALLEN FOUNDER OF VERMONT
Engravers:
Charles Keck
Reverse
Description:
Image of a catamount or cat o' mountain, cat of the mountain.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
BATTLE OF BENNINGTON IN GOD WE TRUST 1777-1927 AUG. 16 CK E·PLURIBUS UNUM HALF DOLLAR
Engravers:
Charles Keck
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Year1927
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