Obverse
Sir Walter Raleigh bust left
Lettering: ∙ UNITED ∙ STATES ∙ OF ∙ AMERICA ∙ E ∙ PLURIBUS ∙ UNUM ∙ LIBERTY ∙ HALF ∙ DOLLAR ∙ SIR ∙ WALTER RALEIGH ∙
Reverse
Ellinor Dare holding baby Virginia, two small ships
Lettering: ∙ THE ∙ COLONIZATION ∙ OF ∙ ROANOKE ∙ ISLAND ∙ NORTH ∙ CAROLINA ∙ 1587-1937 IN GOD WE TRUST ∙ THE ∙ BIRTH ∙ OF ∙ VIRGINIA DARE
Extended information
Year
Denomination
Currency
Metal
Krause catalog
KM# 186
Weight
12.5 g.
Diameter
30.6
mm.
Thickness
2 mm.
Engraver
William Marks Simpson
Alignment
Coin ↑↓
Shape
Round
Edge
Reeded
