½ Dollar (Rhode Island) – United States
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: 300th Anniversary of Rhode Island
United States
Context
Year: 1936
Issuer: United States 
Period:
(since 1776)
Currency:
(since 1785)
Subdivision: ½ Dollar = 50 Cents
Total mintage: 50,034
Material
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard185
Numista: #79009
Value
Exchange value: ½ USD = $0.50
Bullion value: $33.87
Inflation-adjusted value: 11.70 USD
Obverse
Description:
John Williams in a canoe, Bible in hand, greeting a Native American onshore. The "sun of religious liberty" shines behind them.
Inscription:
: IN · GOD · WE · TRUST :
1636 · RHODE · ISLAND · 1936
LIBERTY
1636 · RHODE · ISLAND · 1936
LIBERTY
Script: Latin
Engravers: John Howard Benson, Arthur Graham Carey
Reverse
Description:
Anchor and shield motif from the Rhode Island seal.
Inscription:
: UNITED · STATES · OF · AMERICA :
HALF · DOLLAR
· HOPE ·
E · PLURIBUS · UNUM
HALF · DOLLAR
· HOPE ·
E · PLURIBUS · UNUM
Script: Latin
Engravers: John Howard Benson, Arthur Graham Carey
Edge
Reeded
Categories
| Symbol> Sun |
| Object> Hat |
| Transportation> Watercraft |
| Symbol> Anchor |
Mints
| Name | Mark |
|---|---|
| United States Mint of Philadelphia | — |
| United States Mint of Denver | D |
| United States Mint of San Francisco | S |
⭐ Somewhat Rare