1892 Columbian Exposition half dollar

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1892_Columbian_Exposition_half_dollar
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monument
gptkbp:actualMintage 950,000
gptkbp:authorizedMintage 5,000,000
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition
gptkbp:composition silver
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:denomination half dollar
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Charles_E._Barber
gptkb:George_T._Morgan
Columbus' flagship Santa Maria above two hemispheres
gptkbp:diameter 30.6 mm
gptkbp:edge reeded
gptkbp:firstUSCommemorativeCoin true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1892 Columbian Exposition half dollar
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:United_States_Mint
gptkbp:mintMarks none
gptkbp:numismaticSignificance first commemorative coin issued by the United States
gptkbp:obverseDesign gptkb:Christopher_Columbus
gptkbp:purpose to raise funds for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
gptkbp:reverseInscription gptkb:World's_Columbian_Exposition_Chicago
United States of America, Columbian Half Dollar
gptkbp:soldAtExposition true
gptkbp:soldPriceAtExposition $1.00
gptkbp:valuation $0.50
gptkbp:weight 12.5 grams
gptkbp:year 1892
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_coinage
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5