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Maker(s):Kalakaua I (minted under)
Culture:Hawaiian
Title:One Dollar of Kalakaua I
Date Made:1883
Type:Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Silver
Place Made:Oceania; Polynesia; Kingdom of Hawaii (United States); Hawaii
Measurements:Overall: 1 1/2 in; 3.8 cm (diameter)
Accession Number:  MH 2019.19
Credit Line:Purchase through prior Gift of Jane Buck Hellawell (Class of 1949)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Obverse: Head of Kalakaua I right, inscription surrounding
Obverse inscription: KALAKAUA I KING OF HAWAII; 1883 (in exergue)
Reverse: armorial shield in field, with crown above and flanked with two standing figures, all contained within a draped cloth surmounted by a crown and with a military medal below; "1" and "D" on either side; inscription surrounding
Reverse inscription: UA MAU KE EA OKA AINA I KA PONO.; AKAHI DALA (in exergue)

Tags:
indigenous people; money; numismatics; portraits

Subjects:
Money; Numismatics; Portraits; Indigenous peoples

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