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Coin commemorating the Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary, 1924
A half-dollar. Obverse: Short busts conjoined (both right) of Gaspard de Coligny (1516-1572) in a cap, robe and order and the Stadtholder, William the Silent (1533-1584) in a ruff and armour. Legend: 'UNITED . STATES . OF . AMERICA HUGUENOT . HALF . DOLLAR'. Inscription (right) 'IN GOD WE TRUST'. Below busts 'COLIGNY . WILLIAM . THE . SILENT'. Reverse: Port quarter view of a three-masted ship under sail. Legend: 'HUGUENOT-WALLOON . TERCENTENARY'. Below: 'FOUNDING . OF . NEW-NETHERLAND'. Inscription left and right '1624-1924'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2586 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Commemorative coin - half-dollar |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Huguenot-Walloon tercentenary, 1924 |
| Date made: | 1924 |
| People: | Coligny, Gaspard de; Prince William I of Orange |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 31 mm |