Object Details
- mint
- U.S. Mint, San Francisco
- Barber, Charles
- Morgan, George T.
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 2 1/2 dollar coin, proof, Panama-Pacific International Exposition
- United States, 1915
- Obverse Image: Allegorical figure, Columbia, seated on a hippocampus, or mythological sea horse, and holding a caduceus.
- Obverse Text: PANAMA - PACIFIC EXPOSITION / 1915 / S
- Reverse Image: Left facing American eagle standing on a standard or plaque.
- Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / 2 1/2 DOL
- Description
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1915
- ID Number
- 1985.0551.0780
- catalog number
- 1985.0551.0780
- accession number
- 1985.0551
- Object Name
- coin
- coin, 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
- place of issue
- United States: California, San Francisco
- 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
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition
- Record ID
- nmah_1103677
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-32dc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
