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'.

Object Details

ID: MEC2586
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
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