1900 Lafayette dollar

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The 1900 Lafayette dollar is a historic U.S. silver commemorative coin issued to honor Marquis de Lafayette and help fund the erection of his statue in Paris.

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1900 Lafayette dollar canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States commemorative silver dollar ⓘ
legal tender coin ⓘ
associatedMonument Lafayette statue in Paris ⓘ
category classic commemorative coin ⓘ
circulationType commemorative, not intended for general circulation ⓘ
collectorInterest high among U.S. commemorative coin collectors ⓘ
composition 10% copper ⓘ
90% silver ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
currency United States dollar ⓘ
linked to: US dollar
denomination one dollar ⓘ
edge reeded ⓘ
honoree Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
issuingAuthority United States Congress ⓘ
United States Mint ⓘ
legalTenderStatus legal tender at face value when issued ⓘ
materialForm coin ⓘ
metal silver ⓘ
mint Philadelphia Mint ⓘ
mintage 50000 ⓘ
numismaticSignificance first U.S. silver dollar commemorative coin ⓘ
obverseDesign conjoined busts of George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
period pre-World War I era ⓘ
purpose to help fund the erection of Lafayette’s statue in Paris ⓘ
to honor Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
reverseDesign equestrian statue of Lafayette ⓘ
shape round ⓘ
theme Franco-American friendship ⓘ
Revolutionary War ally ⓘ
yearOfIssue 1900 ⓘ

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