Silver, Half Dollar, Hawaii, 1883

Silver, Half Dollar, Hawaii, 1883

90% silver, 10% copper.

Obverse, Kalakaua I, King of Hawaii, 1883.

Reverse, Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono, Hapa Lua-The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Justice, One Half-literally Part/Fraction of Two. See Text for literal translation of the Hawaiian motto.

Coding by Furmaniac.

Text, Obv, Rev 20 secs each.