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½ Dollar (Providence, Rhode Island Tercentenary) , United States
1936

Obverse

Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Description:
John Williams in a canoe, holding a bible, and greeting a Native American who stands on the shore extending a hand. The “sun of religious liberty” appears in the background.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
: IN · GOD · WE · TRUST : 1636 · RHODE · ISLAND · 1936 LIBERTY
Engravers:
John Howard BensonArthur Graham Carey
Reverse
Description:
An anchor and shield motif, adopted from the Rhode Island state seal.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
: UNITED · STATES · OF · AMERICA : HALF · DOLLAR · HOPE · E · PLURIBUS · UNUM
Engravers:
John Howard BensonArthur Graham Carey
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Year1936