© Bobby Harpoon (CC BY)
© Bobby Harpoon (CC BY)
50 Cents - Bloomington Monroe Sesquicentennial Bloomington, Indiana
1968 year| Brass | 12.5 g | 33.94 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1968 |
| Value | 50 Cents (0.50 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 12.5 g |
| Diameter | 33.94 mm |
| Thickness | 1.9 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 3 October 1969 |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#414487 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BLOOMINGTON MONROE SESQUICENTENNIAL
SOUVENIR
HALF-DOLLAR
REDEEMABLE
AT
SESQUICENTENNIAL
HEADQUARTERS
ON OR BEFORE
OCTOBER 3,
1968
1818-1968
Edge
Plain
Comment
Bloomington is the county seat of Monroe county. In 2020 census they had a population of almost 80 Thousand people.
Fouth most Populated area outside of the Indianapolis area. In 1818 a group of settlers from Kentucky , Tennessee, The Carolinas and Virginia established the city. When they arrived the fields were so full of blooms they decided they had to call th city Bloomington. Two years later Indiana Iniversity was established there.
