United States ½ Dollar, 1935

½ Dollar = 50 Cents from United States. Issued in 1935. Struck in Silver (.900). Measures 30.6 mm and weighs 12.5 g.

Obverse

An image recalling the seal of the city of Hudson on the obverse. The god Neptune sits backward on a whale while holding his trident. A mermaid appears to the left, blowing a conch shell. A banner above the image reads “Et Decus Et Pretium Recti” (Both the Honor and Reward of the Righteous) (ET DEGUS ET PRETIUM PECTI
Both the Honor and Reward of the Righteous)

Reverse

Henry Hudson’s ship, the Half Moon. A somewhat cartoonish crescent moon appears to the left, implying the name of the ship.

Edge

Reeded