Revolutionary War "Marquis de Lafayette" US Half Dollar Commemorative Coin

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Now you can own an exclusive uncirculated US half dollar enhanced by Mystic to honor French commander Lafayette.

Your other new coin pictures the Marquis de Lafayette.  Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette was born in Chavaniac, in Haute-Loire, France.  This wealthy French aristocrat believed so strongly in the American independence movement that he purchased a ship with his own money and sailed for America in 1777. 

Lafayette arrived near Charleston, South Carolina, and volunteered his services to the war effort.  At first, the Continental Congress was unimpressed with Lafayette, who spoke little English.  But when he agreed to serve without pay, the cash-poor Continental Congress appointed him a major general. 

Lafayette joined George Washington’s staff.  Washington developed a fatherly affection for the young man, and the two had a life-long friendship.  Lafayette served with distinction at the battle of Brandywine, where he was wounded.  His victory over Hessian troops at Gloucester earned him the command of a division.  Lafayette also fought at the battles of Barren Hill and Monmouth, and during the campaign to capture Rhode Island. 

Coin Image: Lafayette’s baptism of fire by E.P. Moran © 1909. Courtesy Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Div. (LC-USZC4-4526).