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- The Fort Vancouver Centennial half dollar, sometimes called the Fort Vancouver half dollar, is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1925. The coin was designed by Laura Gardin Fraser. Its obverse depicts John McLoughlin, who was in charge of Fort Vancouver (present-day Vancouver, Washington) from its construction in 1825 until 1846. From there, he effectively ruled the Oregon Country on behalf of the Hudson's Bay Company. The reverse shows an armed frontiersman standing in front of the fort. Washington Representative Albert Johnson wanted a coin for Fort Vancouver's centennial celebrations, but was persuaded to accept a medal instead. But when another congressman was successful in amending a coinage bill to add a commemorative, Johnson tacked on language authorizing a coin for Fort Vancouver. The Senate agreed to the changes, and President Calvin Coolidge signed the authorizing act on February 24, 1925. Fraser was engaged to design the coin on the recommendation of the United States Commission of Fine Arts. The coins were flown from the San Francisco Mint, where they were struck, to Washington state by airplane as a publicity stunt. They sold badly; much of the issue was returned for redemption and melting, and the failure may have been a factor in one official's suicide. Due to the low number of surviving pieces, the coins are valuable today. (en)
- 温哥华堡百年纪念半美元（英語：Fort Vancouver Centennial half dollar）又称温哥华堡半美元（Fort Vancouver half dollar），是美国铸币局1925年生产的50美分。硬币由设计，正面是1825至1846年间主持温哥华堡（今华盛顿州温哥华）建设和运作的，此后他还代表哈德逊湾公司行之有效地统治。半美元背面是身负武装的拓荒者站在温哥华堡前方。 华盛顿州联邦众议员在国会递交法案，希望为温哥华堡百年纪念庆典活动获得纪念币发行授权，但却接受他人建议改为要求授权纪念章。等到其他议员成功修订法案为另一种纪念币获得授权时，约翰逊又提议加入温哥华堡纪念币的内容。最终法案在国会顺利通过，再于1925年2月24日经卡尔文·柯立芝签字后生效。 经美国美术委员会推荐，弗雷泽获聘设计半美元。硬币在旧金山铸币局出产后特地选择空运至华盛顿州营造宣传噱头，但事与愿违，五万枚仅卖出不到三成（尚不足30万授权发行量的二十分之一），其余只能退货熔毁，销售不景气还可能促使一名官员自杀。如今这款纪念币视成色而定，价值在数百美元不等。 (zh)
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- 温哥华堡百年纪念半美元（英語：Fort Vancouver Centennial half dollar）又称温哥华堡半美元（Fort Vancouver half dollar），是美国铸币局1925年生产的50美分。硬币由设计，正面是1825至1846年间主持温哥华堡（今华盛顿州温哥华）建设和运作的，此后他还代表哈德逊湾公司行之有效地统治。半美元背面是身负武装的拓荒者站在温哥华堡前方。 华盛顿州联邦众议员在国会递交法案，希望为温哥华堡百年纪念庆典活动获得纪念币发行授权，但却接受他人建议改为要求授权纪念章。等到其他议员成功修订法案为另一种纪念币获得授权时，约翰逊又提议加入温哥华堡纪念币的内容。最终法案在国会顺利通过，再于1925年2月24日经卡尔文·柯立芝签字后生效。 经美国美术委员会推荐，弗雷泽获聘设计半美元。硬币在旧金山铸币局出产后特地选择空运至华盛顿州营造宣传噱头，但事与愿违，五万枚仅卖出不到三成（尚不足30万授权发行量的二十分之一），其余只能退货熔毁，销售不景气还可能促使一名官员自杀。如今这款纪念币视成色而定，价值在数百美元不等。 (zh)
- The Fort Vancouver Centennial half dollar, sometimes called the Fort Vancouver half dollar, is a commemorative fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1925. The coin was designed by Laura Gardin Fraser. Its obverse depicts John McLoughlin, who was in charge of Fort Vancouver (present-day Vancouver, Washington) from its construction in 1825 until 1846. From there, he effectively ruled the Oregon Country on behalf of the Hudson's Bay Company. The reverse shows an armed frontiersman standing in front of the fort. (en)
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