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Description: | 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'.
caption: Coin commemorating the Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary, 1924; obverse
caption: Coin commemorating the Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary, 1924; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Prince of Coligny dollar coins Gaspard de William the Silent | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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