1847 Hawaii Keneta
Dublin Core
Title
1847 Hawaii Keneta
Subject
Currency
Hawaii
Money
19th Century
USA
King Kamehameha III
Hawaii
Money
19th Century
USA
King Kamehameha III
Description
This source shows the 1847 Hawaii Keneta, commissioned by King Kamehameha III. The coin was designed by Edward Hulseman in the USA. The coin caused a lot of conflict and upset in Hawaii as Hulseman had mistakenly misspelled the denomination, instead of writing “Hapa Hanele”, he wrote "Hapa Haneri”, as shown in the image below. This of course shows the American influence over the Hawaiian Islands, they ultimately controlled their infrastructure, even their legal tender, which of course resulted in some of the misunderstandings displayed by mistakes on the Keneta. Furthermore, for the monarchy to commission coins designed by those of other nations shows that even prior to annexation, Hawaii and the USA were very closely tied.
Creator
Edward Hulseman, USA
Publisher
Coin facts,
Hawaiian penny
http://www.coinfacts.com/hawaiian_coins/1847_hawaiian_cent.htm
Hawaiian penny
http://www.coinfacts.com/hawaiian_coins/1847_hawaiian_cent.htm
Date
1847
Contributor
Sotira Eren
Rights
Heritage Auctions,
Dallas, Texas
(sells the Hawaiian coin shown in the image below, no longer legal tender)
Dallas, Texas
(sells the Hawaiian coin shown in the image below, no longer legal tender)
Language
Hawaiian
Type
Material object - metal coin
Identifier
19th century Hawai'i
Files
Collection
Citation
Edward Hulseman, USA, “1847 Hawaii Keneta,” The American Pacific Rim: Colonisation, Conflict and Connections, 1800-Present, accessed May 10, 2024, https://theamericanpacificrim.omeka.net/items/show/126.