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This coin though dated in 1936 was minted in 1937. Virginia is unique in that its cities function independently from the counties that surround them and have been since 1871. Virginia has 38 independent cities and 95 counties.
Norfolk itself has been part of a shire, part of a county, a town, a borough and a city. (See https://www.historicforrest.com/norfolkHistoricalSociety/highlights/04.html)