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WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO encircles the rim, and the mintage date (either 1892 or 1893) is minted at the bottom of the coin. The reverse features a port view of the Santa Maria above two hemispheres flanked by the date 1492. Seeking to absolve himself of the argument, Barber delegated the task to his Assistant Engraver, George T. Exposition officials wanted a depiction of Columbus' flag ship Santa Maria poised over two globes. The obverse depicts a right-facing portrait of Columbus flanked by the legends UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and COLUMBIAN HALF DOLLAR.īarber clashed with exposition officials over the reverse, favoring his own design of the Western Hemisphere covering the entire reverse. Barber, derailed any attempt by Dunbar from producing the coin, and instead took on the project, basing his depiction of Columbus allegedly on a bust made by artist Olin L. Mint's Chief Engraver at the time, Charles E. His design was based on a portrait painted by Lorenzo Lotto of Columbus in 1512. The coin was originally supposed to be made by U.S.J. It honors the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. The Columbian Exposition half dollar commemorative coin, commonly referred to as the Columbian half dollar, was minted for the Columbian Exposition held between 1892 to 1893. This fifty cent (50¢) was the first United States comemorative coin. Its scale and grandeur far exceeded the other world fairs of the time, and became a symbol of then-emerging American Exceptionalism, much in the same way that the The Great Exhibition became a symbol of the Victorian era United Kingdom. population) attended the Exposition over the six months it was open. Over 27 million people (about half the U.S. The Exposition covered more than 600 acres, featuring nearly 200 new buildings of European architecture, canals and lagoons, and people and cultures from around the world. It was designed to follow Beaux arts principles of design, namely, European Classical Architecture principles based on symmetry and balance. In essence, it was the prototype of what Burnham and his colleagues thought a city should be. The Chicago Columbian Exposition was, in large part, designed by Daniel Burnham.
The fair had a profound effect on architecture, the arts, Chicago's self image and American industrial optimism.
Louis, Missouri, for the honor of hosting the fair. Chicago bested New York City, Washington, D.C. The World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair), a World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' discovery of the New World. The first US commemorative half dollar was issued to mark the event, which officially opned in 1892.ġ893 Chicago World's Fair Columbian Exposition The 1893 Worlds' Fair or Columbian Exposition held in Chicago fo the 400th anniversary of Columbus' 1492 discovery. Reverse of 1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollarġ893 USA Chicago World's Fair Columbian Exposition Commemorative Silver Half Dollar Obverse of 1893 Columbian Exposition Half Dollar 1892 - 1893 USA Columbian Exposition Silver Half Dollar The Very Highest Quality Coins.ġ893 USA Columbian Exposition Half Dollars
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