Roanoke Island, North Carolina Half Dollar
Commemorative Coins
- Year of Issue: 1937
- Authorizing Legislation: Public Law 74-790
Background
The Roanoke Island, North Carolina Half Dollar was released in 1937 to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the establishment of Sir Walter Raleigh’s colony on Roanoke Island, NC.
Characteristics
The obverse design features a portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh.
The reverse features a woman and her child with two sailing ships and a pine branch.
Obverse Inscriptions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
- LIBERTY
- 1937
- SIR WALTER RALEIGH
- HALF DOLLAR
Reverse Inscriptions
- THE COLONIZATION OF ROANOKE ISLAND NORTH CAROLINA
- THE BIRTH OF VIRGINIA DARE
- 1587-1937
- IN GOD WE TRUST
Mint and Mint Mark
Artist Information
Obverse- Designer: William Marks Simpson
- Designer: William Marks Simpson