½ 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 four-sectioned shield separating value and surrounded by legend.
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO. ½ D HAPALUA
Translation:
The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness, Half
Engravers:
Charles Edward Barber
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Year1883