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½ Dollar (Roanoke Island) , United States

1937
½ Dollar (Roanoke Island) - Obverse

Obverse

½ Dollar (Roanoke Island) - Reverse

Reverse

Coin Details

Obverse

Description:

Profile portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, who had been granted the charter for colonization by Queen Elizabeth I.

Script:

Latin

Lettering:

· UNITED · STATES · OF AMERICA · · · E · PLURIBUS · UNUM · · LIBERTY · 1937 · SIR WALTER RALEIGH · · HALF · DOLLAR ·

Engravers:
William Marks Simpson

Reverse

Description:

Ellinore Dare and her child Virginia Dare, who was the first child born in America to English parents. To each side are sailing ships and below is a pine branch.

Script:

Latin

Lettering:

· THE · COLONIZATION · OF · ROANOKE · ISLAND · NORTH · CAROLINA · · THE · BIRTH · OF VIRGINIA DARE IN GOD WE TRUST 1587 · 1937

Engravers:
William Marks Simpson

Specifications

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Year1937

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