WordNet
half eagle
n. a former gold coin in United States worth 5 dollars
Wikipedia
Half Eagle
The Half Eagle is a United States coin that was produced for circulation from 1795 to 1929 and in commemorative and bullion coins since the 1980s. Composed almost entirely of gold, it has a face value of five dollars. Its production was authorized by The Act of April 2, 1792, and it was the first gold coin minted by the United States.
Half Eagle (U.S. coin)
Usage examples of "half eagle".
Steve paid with a half eagle, a coin I had never seen outside a coin collection I wanted to look at this one but had no excuse.
Something that seemed to be half cat and half eagle, and another with a bear's head on a man's body, which Rand took to be a Trolloc.