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Necklace consisting of silver coin beads, six silver half dollar coin pendants, and a central silver crescent shaped pendant inlaid with a green stone. The beads are constructed from two dome shaped coins adhered together. The coin pendants are decorated on one side with the Statue of Liberty and the inscription 'LIBERTY / IN GOD WE TRUST / 1941/3/4/5', and the reverse is decorated with an eagle and the inscription 'UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / HALF DOLLAR'.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
