Obverse
                                                                            First Capitol building at Iowa City
                                                                                                               Lettering: IOWA STATEHOOD CENTENNIAL * 1846 * 1946 * OUR LIBERTIES WE PRIZE AND OUR RIGHTS WE WILL MAINTAIN E PLURIBUS UNUM
Reverse
                                                                            Iowa state seal
                                                                                                               Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HALF DOLLAR LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST THE OLD STONE CAPITAL IOWA CITY
                        Extended information
                        
                                Year                            
                               Denomination                            
                               Currency                            
                                   Metal                                
                                   Krause catalog                                
                                    KM# 197
                                
                                   Weight                                
                                                                            12.5 g.                                                                    
                                    Diameter                                
                                                                            30.6
                                     mm.                                
                                    Thickness                                
                                    0.9 mm.                                
                                    Engraver                                
                                    Adam Pietz                                
                                    Alignment                                
                                    Coin ↑↓
                                
                                    Shape                                
                                    Round
                                
                                    Edge                                
                                                                            Reeded











