2 1/2 Dollars, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, United States, 1915

Description (Brief):

One (1) 2 1/2 dollar coin, proof, Panama-Pacific International Exposition

Description (Brief)

United States, 1915

Description (Brief)

Obverse Image: Allegorical figure, Columbia, seated on a hippocampus, or mythological sea horse, and holding a caduceus.

Description (Brief)

Obverse Text: PANAMA - PACIFIC EXPOSITION / 1915 / S

Description (Brief)

Reverse Image: Left facing American eagle standing on a standard or plaque.

Description (Brief)

Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / 2 1/2 DOL

This and several other commemorative pieces were created at the San Francisco Mint to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal and the exposition held in its honor. This Smithsonian specimen is the only known proof.

Date Made: 1915

Mint: U.S. Mint, San FranciscoMaker: Barber, CharlesMorgan, George T.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Of Issue: United States: California, San Francisco

Related Event: Panama-Pacific International Exposition

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Related Web Publication: http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm

Related Publication: Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1985.0551.0780Catalog Number: 1985.0551.0780Accession Number: 1985.0551

Object Name: coincoin, commemorative

Physical Description: gold (overall metal)0 (overall die axis)0 (overall die axis measurement)struck (overall production method)Measurements: overall: dia. 17.8 mm; wt. 4.180 g

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-32dc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1103677

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