50 Cents, United States, 1916

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Description (Brief):

One (1) 50 cent coin

Description (Brief)

United States, 1916

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Liberty walking toward a rising sun. Her right arm is outstretched, and she carries laurel and oak branches in her left.

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Obverse Text: LIBERTY / IN GOD WE TRUST / S / 1916

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Reverse Image: Eagle perched on a mountain crag, wings spread.

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Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / HALF DOLLAR

Date Made: 1916

Designer: Weinman, Adolph A.Maker: U.S. Mint, San Francisco

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: California, San Francisco

See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1985.0441.1411Accession Number: 1985.0441Catalog Number: 1985.0441.1411

Object Name: Coin

Physical Description: silver (overall material)Measurements: overall: 30.5 mm; x 1 3/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-0a0f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_742157

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