1 Dollar, Hawaii, 1883
date: label: date made
content: 1883
name: label: ruler
content: Kalakaua King of Hawaii
label: designer
content: Barber, Charles
label: maker
content: U.S. Mint, San Francisco
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) dollar coin
label: Description (Brief)
content: Hawaii, 1883
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Right facing portrait of Kalākaua, the last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: KALAKAUA I KING OF HAWAII / 1883
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO / 1 D / AKAHI DALA
label: Description
content: Hawaii produced this silver dollar coin featuring the profile of King Kalakaua of the Hawaiian Islands (1836 – 1891) in 1883. Kalakaua silver coinage was based on designs by California sugar baron, Claus Spreckels, and Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint, Charles Barber. Spreckels financed the production of the coins at the U.S. Mint in San Francisco, California. Because gold currency was the preferred medium of exchange for settling debts in both the U.S. and Hawaii, some members of the business community refused to accept the silver Kalakaua coinage. Much of the higher value Kalakaua coinage was melted down when Hawaii became a U.S. territory in 1898.
place: label: place used
content: United States: Hawaii
label: province
content: United States: Hawaii
label: country
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Paul A. Straub Collection
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content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition
content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Paul A. Straub
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.NU52527
label: accession number
content: 161590
label: catalog number
content: NU52527
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 mm x 38 mm; 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in