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½ Dollar (Hudson) , United States

1935
½ Dollar (Hudson) - Obverse

Obverse

½ Dollar (Hudson) - Reverse

Reverse

Coin Details

Obverse

Description:

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)

Script:

Latin

Lettering:

.CITY OF HUDSON.N.Y. ET DEGUS ET PRETIUM PECTI E PLURIBUS UNUM 1785.1935

Translation:

ET DEGUS ET PRETIUM PECTI Both the Honor and Reward of the Righteous

Engravers:
Chester Beach

Reverse

Description:

Henry Hudson’s ship, the Half Moon. A somewhat cartoonish crescent moon appears to the left, implying the name of the ship.

Script:

Latin

Lettering:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST HUDSON HALF DOLLAR

Engravers:
Chester Beach

Specifications

Categories

Year1935