1905 Bronze So-Called Dollar HK-332, RE 38mm Lewis & Clark Centennial Expo

Coin Details

Description

A 38 mm size of the U.S. Government Building medal from Portland's 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, HK-332 is bronze with a reeded edge; the gilt bronze is HK-332a. The obverse busts of Lewis and Clark, a crossed rifle, oar and telescope beneath, recall the journey of 1805 that the fair was held to commemorate a century later. The reverse names the U. S. Government Bldg. in small letters above the building and places Portland, Oregon, beneath it. The fairgrounds covered nearly 200 acres at Willamette Heights in the northwest part of the city, bordering and almost enclosing Guild's Lake, which was later filled; the district is now mostly industrial. Fourteen states took part by act of their own legislatures, and four more joined unofficially.

Cross References

HK-332; PCGS #642753; NGC #852009