:Hawaiian dollar
{{Short description|Currency of the Kingdom of Hawaii}}
{{redirect|Kālā|other uses of "Kala"|Kala (disambiguation){{!}}Kala}}
{{Infobox currency
| local_name = Dala
| local_name_lang =haw
| image_1 = {{Css Image Crop|Image = Hawaii 1883 One Dollar.jpg|bSize = 460|cWidth = 220|cHeight = 220|oTop = 7|oLeft = 7|Location = center}}
| image_title_1 = Kingdom of Hawaii 1883 dollar
| image_width_1 = 250px
| inflation_rate =
| inflation_source_date =
| pegged_with = United States dollar at par
| iso_code =
| using_countries = {{flag|Kingdom of Hawaii}}
| subunit_ratio_1 = {{frac|1|100}}
| subunit_name_1 = cent (keneta)
| symbol = $
| plural = dollars (dalas)
| plural_subunit_1 = cents (keneta)
| used_coins = one dime (umi keneta), quarter dollar (hapaha), half dollar (hapalua) and one dollar (akahi dala)
| coin_article = Coins of the Hawaiian dollar
| used_banknotes = {{val|p=$|10}}, {{val|p=$|20}}, {{val|p=$|50}} and {{val|p=$|100}} (silver coin deposit certificates)
| issuing_authority_title = Monetary authority
| issuing_authority = Department of Finance
| issuing_authority_website =
| mint = San Francisco Mint (struck coins for circulation) and Philadelphia Mint (struck presentation proofs)
| mint_website =
| obsolete = yes
}}
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The dollar or dala{{lang|Haw|Dala}} was the spelling used at the time, though during the preparations for minting Edward Preston asked Claus Spreckels whether to spell it {{lang|haw|dala}} or {{lang|haw|kala}}. {{cite journal|url=https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10524/12086/HHR-Vol2No3-1965.pdf#page=11|first=Jacob|last=Adler|title=Correspondence on the Kalakaua Coinage|journal=Hawaiian Historical Review|volume=II|number=3|pages=297–300|date=April 1966|access-date=2018-12-09|postscript=none|via=University of Hawaii at Manoa Library|archive-date=2022-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928213423/https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10524/12086/HHR-Vol2No3-1965.pdf#page=11|url-status=dead}}. The spelling in the modern Hawaiian alphabet would be {{lang|haw|kālā}}. See {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C7Uvh-60JooC&pg=PA27|first1=Samuel H.|last1=Elbert|first2=Mary Kawena|last2=Pukui|title=Hawaiian Grammar|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|year=2001|isbn=9780824824891}} was the currency of Hawaii between 1847 and 1898. It was equal to the United States dollar and was divided into 100 cents or keneta. Only sporadic issues were made, which circulated alongside United States currency.
Coins
The first official coinage issued by the Kingdom of Hawai'i was in 1847. This coin was a copper cent bearing the portrait of King Kamehameha III on its obverse. The King Kamehameha III copper cent proved to be unpopular due to the King's portrait being of poor quality. Although it is claimed the denomination was misspelled (hapa haneri instead of hapa haneli),{{cite web |url=http://www.coinsite.com/content/articles/Hawaii.asp |title=Hawaii's Coinage 1847-1883 - CoinSite |publisher=coinsite.com |access-date=2015-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806163259/http://coinsite.com/content/Articles/Hawaii.asp |archive-date=2013-08-06 |url-status=dead }} the spelling "Hapa Haneri" was correct until the end the 19th century. The spelling "Haneri" (Hawaiian for "Hundred") appears on all {{val|p=$|100}} and {{val|p=$|500}} Hawaiian bank notes in circulation between 1879 and 1900.{{cite web|url=http://numismondo.com/pm/hwi/HwiP.4p100DollarsND1879.jpg|title=Image: HwiP.4p100DollarsND1879.jpg|publisher=numismondo.com|access-date=2015-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926212651/http://numismondo.com/pm/hwi/HwiP.4p100DollarsND1879.jpg|archive-date=2011-09-26|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://numismondo.com/pm/hwi/HwiP.5p500DollarsND1879.jpg|title=Image: HwiP.5p500DollarsND1879.jpg|publisher=numismondo.com|access-date=2015-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314014600/http://numismondo.com/pm/hwi/HwiP.5p500DollarsND1879.jpg|archive-date=2012-03-14|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://numismondo.com/pm/hwi/HwiP.UNL15100Dollars1895SerC.jpg|title=Image: HwiP.UNL15100Dollars1895SerC.jpg|publisher=numismondo.com|access-date=2015-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314014648/http://numismondo.com/pm/hwi/HwiP.UNL15100Dollars1895SerC.jpg|archive-date=2012-03-14|url-status=dead}}
In 1883, Kingdom of Hawai'i official silver coinage were issued in the denominations of one dime (umi keneta in Hawaiian), quarter dollar (hapaha), half dollar (hapalua) and one dollar (akahi dala). 26 proof sets were struck by the Philadelphia Mint and contained the umi keneta, hapaha, hapalua, and akahi dala. 20 proof specimens in the denomination of an eighth dollar (hapawalu) were also struck. The Kingdom of Hawai'i desired to conform to the United States silver coinage denominations and selected the umi keneta over the hapawalu. The silver coins issued for circulation in the Kingdom was struck by the San Francisco Mint.
Hawaiian coins continued to circulate for several years after the 1898 annexation to the United States. In 1903, an act of Congress demonetized Hawaiian coins effective January 1, 1904,United States, Congress. Public Law 57-25-2. An Act Relating to Hawaiian silver coinage and silver certificates. 14 Jan. 1903. 32 Stat. 770, Chap 186. and most were withdrawn and melted, with a sizable percentage of surviving examples made into jewelry. Following melting, the maximum number of each circulating coin that could possibly exist is as follows:
- Umi Keneta - 1 Dime: 249,921
- Hapaha - 1/4 Dollar: 242,600
- Hapalua - 1/2 Dollar: 87,700
- Akahi Dala - 1 Dollar: 46,300
Banknotes
In 1879, the Department of Finance issued Hawai{{okina}}i's first paper money, silver coin deposit certificates for {{val|p=$|10}}, {{val|p=$|20}}, {{val|p=$|50}} and {{val|p=$|100}}. However, these notes were issued only in small numbers and US notes made up the bulk of circulating paper money.{{cite web|url=http://morganreport.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=758-759 |title=The Morgan Report, p. 758 |publisher=morganreport.org|access-date=2015-09-05}} From 1884, only US gold coins were legal tender for amounts over {{val|p=$|10}}.{{cite web|url=http://morganreport.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=416-417#CURRENCY. |title=The Morgan Report, p. 416 |publisher=morganreport.org|access-date=2015-09-05}}
In 1897, the Republic of Hawaii issued silver coin deposit certificates for {{val|p=$|5}}, {{val|p=$|10}}, {{val|p=$|20}}, {{val|p=$|50}} and {{val|p=$|100}}. In 1899, banknotes backed by gold deposits were issued in the same denominations. All Hawaiian notes, especially the gold certificates, are extremely rare today.
See also
{{Portal|Money|Numismatics}}
References
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- {{numis cite SCWC|date=1991}}
- Medcalf, Donald & Ronald Russell (1991). Hawaiian Money: Standard Catalog: Second Edition. Honolulu: Nani Stamp & Coin LTD. {{ISBN|0-9623263-0-5}}.
- {{numis cite SCWPM|date=1994}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080825014642/http://www.numismondo.com/pm/hwi/indexT1.htm Hawaii Paper Money]
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Category:Modern obsolete currencies
Category:1847 establishments in Hawaii
Category:1898 disestablishments in Hawaii