Post Your Coins With Coats Of Arms, Shields, Crests, Crowns, Etc.

The Illinois Seal is found on the reverse of the 1918 Illinois Statehood half dollar; the obverse features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

The coin was issued to mark the 100th anniversary of Illinois being admitted to the Union as the 21st State.

1918 Illinois Statehood Centennial Half Dollar




I've previously posted about the coin here: 1918 Illinois Statehood Centennial Half Dollar and here: Lincoln's Portrait on Illinois Statehood Half Dollar.

You can read more about US commemorative coins here: Read More: Commems Collection

The 1936 100th Anniversary of the Wisconsin Territory half dollar depicts a version of the Territory's first Seal. The Seal prominently features a pick being held by a "floating" arm along with a pile of lead ore.

1936 Wisconsin Territorial Centennial Half Dollar


You can read more about the coin here: 1936 Wisconsin Territorial Centennial Half Dollar and here: Wisconsin Territorial Centennial - Revisited.

My stories about other commemorative coins are found here: Read More: Commems Collection.

@commems, How are you managing to post 2 pictures side by side on the same line, Instead of one picture at a time vertically?

The 1936 Norfolk commemorative half dollar marks the 300th anniversary of the land grant that led to the founding of the Village of Norfolk, as well as the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the Borough of Norfolk, VA.

Its obverse presents the modified version of the Seal of the City of Norfolk, VA at its center; the modification was adopted in 1913.

1936 Norfolk Bicentennial/Tricentennial Half Dollar




You can read more about the coin here: 1936 Norfolk, VA Bicentennial/Tricentennial Half Dollar and here: 1936 Norfolk - Original vs. Final Models

My stories about other commemorative coins are found here: Read More: Commems Collection.

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See you can teach an old dog new tricks (if the dog is willing to learn)

The 1920 Maine Statehood Centennial half dollar depicts the Maine State Seal on its obverse.

From the web page of the Secretary of State, State of Maine:



The seal of the State shall be a shield, argent, charged with a pine tree (americana, quinis ex uno folliculo setis) with a moose (cervus alces), at the foot of it, recumbent; supporters: on dexter side, a husbandman, resting on a scythe; on sinister side, a seaman, resting on an anchor.

In the foreground, representing sea and land, and under the shield, shall be the name of the State in large Roman capitals, to wit:

MAINE.

The whole shall be surrounded by a crest, the North Star. The motto, in small Roman capitals, shall be in a label interposed between the shield and crest, viz.: -- DIRIGO.


1920 Maine Statehood Centennial Half Dollar



You can read more about the Maine commemorative coin here: 1920 Maine Statehood Centennial and here: 1920 Maine Statehood Centennial - Revisited.

More of my posts about commemorative coins can be found here: Read More: Commems Collection

The 1946 Iowa Statehood half dollar presents a portion of the Iowa State Seal on its obverse. It features the eagle and inscribed ribbon from the top area of the Seal as its primary obverse design; the depiction of the eagle is much improved on the coin IMO. Twenty-nine stars were added to the coin above the eagle to represent the fact that Iowa was the 29th state to join the Union.

The official description of the full Seal:

"the great seal of the state of Iowa [shall feature] the following device, surrounded by the words, 'The Great Seal of the State of Iowa' - a sheaf and field of standing wheat, with a sickle and other farming utensils, on the left side near the bottom; a lead furnace and pile of pig lead on the right side; the citizen soldier, with a plow in his rear, supporting the American flag and liberty cap with his right hand, and his gun with his left, in the center and near the bottom; the Mississippi River in the rear of the whole, with the steamer Iowa under way; an eagle near the upper edge, holding in his beak a scroll, with the following inscription upon it: Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain."

Note: Emphasis added to highlight the wording that describes the section of the Seal used on the half dollar.



1946 Iowa Statehood Centennial Half Dollar



I've previously posted about the Iowa half dollar here: 1946 Iowa Statehood Centennial and here 1946 Iowa Statehood Centennial - Redux

Other posts about US commemorative coins can be found here: Read More: Commems Collection

On its reverse, the 1921 Alabama Statehood Centennial half dollar presents a slightly modified version of the Great Seal of Alabama that was in use at the time of the coin's issue. The Seal had been adopted in 1868 and was replaced in 1939.

Here's the Seal as it looked in 1919 during the state's centennial:



From Act 133 of the 1868 General Assembly of Alabama:

That the governor be, and he is hereby authorized and directed, as soon as practicable after the passage of this act, to have prepared a seal, which shall be known as the "great seal of the State," and which Seal, shall be of the following character: The seal shall be circular and the diameter thereof two and a quarter (2-1/4) inches. Near the edge of the circle shall be the word " Alabama," and opposite this word at the same distance from the edge shall be the words, "Great Seal." In the centre of the seal there shall be a representation of an eagle and a shield, and upon such part of the seal as the governor may direct there shall be the words, "Here we rest."

1921 Alabama Statehood Centennial Half Dollar, Plain Variety




You can read more about the coin here: 1921 Alabama Statehood Centennial, 2x2 Variety, and in several of my other posts about it that are available here: Read More: Commems Collection