Official Statehood Medal Commemorating the Admission of Hawaii as the 50th State
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Title
Official Statehood Medal Commemorating the Admission of Hawaii as the 50th State
Subject
Hawaii
Statehood Medal
Commemoration
Object
Statehood Medal
Commemoration
Object
Description
This object is an Official Statehood Medal Commemorating the Admission of Hawaii as the 50th State of the United States of America, August 21, 1959. This medal was struck in 1959 and is a very large medal with a diameter of 2 ½ inches and a weight 4.33 ounces of silver with a fineness of .916 2/3. Exactly 3,154 of the sterling silver version of the official Hawaii Statehood medal were struck.
This medal shows the Great Seal of the State of Hawaii. The shield shows the flag of Hawaii and the State motto at the bottom which translates to "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.” This motto was used by King Kamehameha III in the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1843.
This medal shows the Great Seal of the State of Hawaii. The shield shows the flag of Hawaii and the State motto at the bottom which translates to "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.” This motto was used by King Kamehameha III in the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1843.
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Official_Statehood_Medal_Commemorating_the_Admission_of_Hawaii_as_the_50th_State.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Official_Statehood_Medal_Commemorating_the_Admission_of_Hawaii_as_the_50th_State.jpg
Date
1959
Contributor
Hannah Mehmet
Rights
Personal Hawaiian collection
Language
English/Hawaiian
Type
Material Object - metal
Identifier
20th century Hawai'i
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Official Statehood Medal Commemorating the Admission of Hawaii as the 50th State,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 7, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/182.