| Issuer | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| Year | 1883 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/4 Dollar |
| Currency | Dollar (1847-1898) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) (Copper .100) |
| Weight | 6.3 g |
| Diameter | 24.3 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Charles Edward Barber |
| In circulation to | 1 January 1904 |
| Reference(s) | KM#5 |
| Obverse description | Bust of King Kalākaua I facing right, date below |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | KALAKAUA I KING OF HAWAII · 1883 · |
| Reverse description | 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.) |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO. 1/4 D HAPAHA (Translation: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness, Fourth) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1883 - `1383` overpunch error - 1883 - only 242,600 remain - 500 000 1883 - Proof - 26 |
| Numisquare ID | 5224208920 |
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