1/4 Dollar - Kalākaua I

€1.00
IssuerHawaii
Year1883
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Dollar
CurrencyDollar (1847-1898)
CompositionSilver (.900) (Copper .100)
Weight6.3 g
Dimensions24.3 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Charles Edward Barber
In circulation to1 January 1904
Reference(s) KM#5
Obverse descriptionBust of King Kalākaua I facing right, date below
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringKALAKAUA I KING OF HAWAII · 1883 ·
Reverse descriptionCrowned Arms (Main features: The quartered shield has in the 1st and 4th quarters; the red, white and blue stripes representing the eight inhabited Hawaiian islands. The 2nd and 3rd quarters have two emblems of taboo. The inner escutcheon has crossed spears and the shield in surmounted by the Crown of Hawaii.)
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringUA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO. 1/4 D HAPAHA
(Translation: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness, Fourth)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1883  - `1383` overpunch error -
1883  - only 242,600 remain - 500 000
1883  - Proof - 26
Catalog ID5224208920
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