⅛ 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:
Legend within wreath, Crown above
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO HAPAWALU EIGHTH DOL .
Translation:
The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness, Eighth
Engravers:
Charles Edward Barber
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Year1883
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¼ Dollar - Kalākaua I
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.)
