Obverse: Portrait of Columbus facing right with the denomination below Reverse: The ship Santa Maria sailing to the left above 2 half planispheres that divides the date 1492 with a legend around the rim and the date below Issuer: United States Period: Federal republic (1776-date) Year: 1893 Denomination: ½ Dollar Currency: Dollar (1785-date) Composition: Silver (.900) Weight: 12.5 g Diameter: 30.6 mm Thickness: 2.15 mm References: KM# 117, N# 4396