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Huguenot - Walloon Half Dollar
Commemorative issue
The Hugenot-Walloon Tercentenary 300th Anniversary of the founding of New Netherland (New York) 1624 - 1924
Coin Description Front: The busts of two Dutch settlers in the center, Gaspard de Coligny and Prince Willem the Silent. The names inscribed below the busts, "Coligny - William the Silent". Around the rim, "Huguenot - Half Dollar - United States of America - In God We Trust". Reverse: In the center, a three masted ship, the "Nieuw Nederlandt". In the field, the anniversary dates "1624 -1924". Around the rim, "Hugeunot - Walloon Tercentenary - Founding of New Netherland".
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