½ Dollar (Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary) , United States
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Obverse
Admiral Gaspard de Coligny (COLIGNY) 1519-1572 and Wilem I Prince of Orange (WILLIAM THE SILENT) 1533-1584, Although they were not involved in the settlement, they were viewed as leaders in the struggle for religious freedom.
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UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST COLIGNY · WILLIAM·THE·SILENT HUGUENOT-HALF·DOLLAR
Reverse
The Nieuw Netherlandt sailing ship on the Hudson River.
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HUGUENOT-WALLOON.TERCENTENARY 1624 1924 FOUNDING.OF.NEW-NETHERLAND
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