5 Cents - Kalākaua I , Hawaii
1881
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Description:
Bust of King Kalākaua I facing left, date below
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
KALAKAUA KING OF SANDWICH ISLANDS 1881
Reverse
Description:
Denomination within belt wrapped in circle, Crown above
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
AU MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO 5
Translation:
Let justice prevail in the land
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Issuer Hierarchy
Year1881
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Obverse: Bust of King Kalākaua I facing right, date below, Reverse: Crowned 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.)