¼ Dollar - Kalākaua I , Hawaii

1883

Obverse

Reverse

Coin Details

Obverse

Description:

Bust of King Kalākaua I facing right, date below

Script:

Latin

Lettering:

KALAKAUA I KING OF HAWAII · 1883 ·

Engravers:

Charles Edward Barber

Reverse

Description:

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.)

Script:

Latin

Lettering:

UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO. ¼ D HAPAHA

Translation:

The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness, Fourth

Engravers:

Charles Edward Barber