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Norfolk Virginia Bicentennial Half Dollar - 1936

Production Process: Unknown   Coin Type: Commemorative   Denomination: Half Dollar    Authorized Mintage Maximum: 25,000   Production Facility: Philadelphia   Public Law Number: 164   Congressional Number: 74   Approval Date: 06/26/1936  
Image of the seal of the city of Norfolk—a ship plow and stocks of grain—encircled by the inscriptions Borough of Norfolk Bicentennial 1936, City of Norfolk Virginia Town–1682, Borough–1736, City–1845, and Et Terra Et Mare Divitiae Tuae Crescas.
Obverse: Download
Obverse Description:
The image is the official seal of the city of Norfolk—a ship plow and stocks of grain—encircled by the inscriptions Borough of Norfolk Bicentennial 1936, City of Norfolk Virginia Town–1682, Borough–1736, City–1845, and Et Terra Et Mare Divitiae Tuae Crescas.
Obverse Designer:
William Marks Simpson


Image of a mace flanked by two floral sprays and the year 1636. Inscriptions: United States of America, Half Dollar, Norfolk Virginia Land Grant, In God We Trust, E Pluribus Unum, and Liberty.
Reverse: Download
Reverse Description:
An image of a mace flanked by two floral sprays and the year 1636. Inscriptions: United States of America, Half Dollar, Norfolk Virginia Land Grant, In God We Trust, E Pluribus Unum, and Liberty.
Reverse Designer:
William Marks Simpson


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