1924 Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary Commemorative Half Dollar
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About This Coin
The 1924 Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary Commemorative Half Dollar is a United States commemorative half dollar. Issued in 1924 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the founding of New Netherland by Walloon settlers — French-speaking Protestants from what is now Belgium. The settlement at Fort Orange (present-day Albany, New York) was one of the earliest European colonies in North America. The obverse features conjoined busts of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, leader of the Huguenots, and William the Silent, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch independence movement, while the reverse displays the ship Nieu Nederlandt, which brought the first Walloon settlers to America in 1624. Designed by George T. Morgan. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 12.5 grams, 30.6 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. With a mintage of 142,080, the Huguenot-Walloon Half Dollar is moderately available. George T. Morgan, designer of the Morgan Silver Dollar, created this coin late in his career, making it one of his final design contributions to American numismatics.