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1/2 Dollar - Kalākaua I
| Location | Hawaii |
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| Year | 1883 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design features the crowned coat of arms of the Kingdom of Hawaii, a quartered shield with horizontal stripes and a central pulo'ulo'u (royal ball), flanked by scrollwork. The denomination 1/2 D appears divided across the shield. The surrounding legend UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO arcs along the upper periphery, with HAPALUA along the lower periphery within a beaded inner circle. |
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| Reverse lettering | UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO. 1/2 D HAPALUA (Translation: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness, Half) |
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