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Message:: [QUOTE="TheNickelGuy, post: 8240271, member: 20201"]Aloha! 1984 25th Anniversary HawaiiAdmission Day DalaQueen Liliuokalani [ATTACH=full]1450322[/ATTACH]  [ATTACH=full]1450324[/ATTACH] Mintage: 5500 including sets - Diameter 39mmNumber and quality on the edge1 ounce .999 Fine Proof Silver Round.Not a coin! OBVERSE: Portrait, LILIUOKALANI HAWAIIThe beautiful Queen Liliuokalani obverse features the famous Huth Medal design of 1891. REVERSE: ADMISSION DAY DALA, HAWAIIAN STATEHOOD, SILVER JUBILEE, AUGUST 12 1959 - 1984 with crest and ribbon. These were packaged in a tamper proof capsule, a gift box with Royal Hawaiian Silver printed outer box and the original Certificate of Authenticity. With the overwhelming success of the sold-out Statehood Issue within the first six months of 1984,The <a href="https://www.royalhawaiianmint.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.royalhawaiianmint.com/" rel="nofollow">Royal Hawaiian Mint</a> created the Admission Day Dala to satisfy collector demand and celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Hawaii’s Statehood. The same obverse from the Statehood Dala with Queen Liliuokalani graces the Admission Day Dala. It was the Queen of Hawaii and her loyal Hawaiian citizens who bravely fought against fate to maintain the Kingdom of Hawaii. The reverse design commemorates the very day, August 21, 1959, that President Eisenhower signed the Act of Congress admitting Hawaii as the 50th State in the Union. [ATTACH=full]1450323[/ATTACH] The Liliuokalani reign (1891 - 1893) was short lived and ended with the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii by American forces. When imprisoned in Iolani Palace, the Queen called out to her fellow Christians of her tragic fate. Queen Liliuokalani is still loved by her people who continue to mourn the loss of their Queen and the Kingdom of Hawaii. Liliuokalani, the sister of King Kalakaua, took the oath of office and was proclaimed queen on Jan. 29, 1891, after the death of her brother.She was a brilliant woman, talented and dignified. Queen Liliuokalani's reign of less than two years was filled with trouble and after much despair, ended in failure when on July 4, 1894 the Republic of Hawaii was proclaimed. Liliuokalani was an author in English and Hawaiian and was the most accomplished musician and composer in her family.She composed over 600 songs, some of Hawaii's most inspiring musical works, among which is one of the most beautiful, yet saddest of all Hawaiian songs, Aloha Oe: Farewell to Thee. Even though it seems to have been written as a farewell song between two lovers, it is more poetically thought of as being written by the Queen as a lasting farewell to her reign and the end of the Kingdom of Hawaii as a sovereign and independent country. In addition to writing music, she played the piano. ukulele, guitar, zither and organ.With her training and education she understood ancient Hawaiian and Western music as well as any musician in her time. Queen Liliuokalani is still remembered and loved for all she did for the Hawaiian people. 1969 King KamehamehaHawaii StatehoodMedallic Art Co. 1.25 in. Bronze Medal [ATTACH=full]1450328[/ATTACH]  [ATTACH=full]1450329[/ATTACH] Kamehameha Iwas also known as Kamehameha the Great, he was the founder and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii.He had between 20 and 30 wives and had over 30 children. A great warrior, diplomat and leader, King Kamehameha I united the Hawaiian Islands into one royal kingdom in 1810 after years of conflict. Kamehameha I was destined for greatness from birth. Hawaiian legend prophesized that a light in the sky with feathers like a bird would signal the birth of a great chief. Historians believe Kamehameha was born in 1758, the year Halley’s comet passed over Hawaii. Given the birth name Paiea, the future king was hidden from warring clans in secluded Waipio Valley after birth. After the death threat passed, Paiea came out of hiding and was renamed Kamehameha (The Lonely One). Kamehameha was trained as a warrior and his legendary strength was proven when he overturned the Naha Stone, which reportedly weighed between 2.5 and 3.5 tons. You can still see the Naha Stone today in Hilo. During this time, warfare between chiefs throughout the islands was widespread. In 1778, Captain James Cook arrived in Hawaii, dovetailing with Kamehameha’s ambitions. With the help of western weapons and advisors, Kamehameha won fierce battles at lao Valley in Maui and the Nuuanu Pali on Oahu.The fortress-like Puukohola Heiau on the island of Hawaii was built in 1790 prophesizing Kamehameha’s conquest of the islands.In 1810, when King Kaumualii of Kauai agreed to become a tributary kingdom under Kamehameha, that prophecy was finally fulfilled. Kamehameha’s unification of Hawaii was significant not only because it was an incredible feat, but also because under separate rule, the Islands may have been torn apart by competing western interests. Today, four commissioned statues stand to honor King Kamehameha’s memory. Every June 11th, on Kamehameha Day, each of these statues are ceremoniously draped with flower lei to celebrate Hawaii’s greatest king.He died in 1819. [ATTACH=full]1450326[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]

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