1923 S Monroe USA Half Dollar EF-AU (EF45)

1923 S Monroe USA Half Dollar EF-AU (EF-45)

The 1923 Monroe Doctrine Centennial Half Dollar was promoted by the California film industry with the First Annual Historial Revue and Motion Picture Film Industry Exposition. The Monroe Doctrine stated that the efforts of European countries to interfere or establish new colonies would be considered an act of aggression. This doctrine had a long-standing impact on US Foreign policy.

Specifications:
Mint: San Francisco
Obverse: Portraits of James Monroe and John Quincy Adams, both instrumental in formulating the doctrine.
Reverse: Two female forms in shapes resembling North and South America. This image is said to have been copied from a design created by Ralph Beck for the 1899 Pan-American Exposition.
Designer: Chester Beach
Composition: 0.900 silver, 0.100 copper
Weight: 12.5 g
Diameter: 30.6 mm
Edge: Reeded
Die Axis: ↑ ↓
Mintage: 274,077