1 Dollar, Lafayette, United States, 1900
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Object Details
- U.S. Mint
- obverse designer
- Barber, Charles
- reverse designer
- Barber, Charles
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) dollar coin, Lafayette
- United States, 1900
- Obverse Image: Portraits of George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette facing right.
- Obverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LAFAYETTE DOLLAR
- Reverse Image: Statue of Lafayette on horseback.
- Reverse Text: ERECTED BY THE YOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES IN HONOR OF GEN LAFAYETTE / PARIS / 1900
- Description
- This coin was struck in connection with the Paris Exposition of 1900—specifically, to defray part of the cost of creating a statue of Lafayette on horseback to be shown at the fair. Fifty thousand pieces were struck in mid–December of 1899. One proof has been reported as well. This coin is not a proof, but a regular business strike in extraordinary condition.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Selma Merkin
- 1900
- ID Number
- 1994.0288.0002
- catalog number
- 1994.0288.0002
- accession number
- 1994.0288
- Object Name
- coin
- coin, commemorative
- Physical Description
- silver (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: .2 cm x 3.8 cm; 3/32 in x 1 1/2 in
- place of issue
- United States
- Related Publication
- Glossary of Coins and Currency Terms
- Related Web Publication
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/coins/glossary.cfm
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- Exposition Universelle (1900)
- Record ID
- nmah_1165043
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-3000-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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