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Today in History: San Francisco Mint to strike Hawaiian Kalakaua coins

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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On October 29, the San Francisco Mint signed a contract to strike the Hawaiian Kingdom’s Kalakaua silver coinage—dime, quarter, half-dollar and dollar—designed by U.S. Mint chief engraver Charles E. Barber. The coins, marked with an “S,” were meant to promote national pride in the recently unified kingdom.

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On October 29, the San Francisco Mint signed a contract to strike the Hawaiian Kingdom’s Kalakaua silver coinage—dime, quarter, half-dollar and dollar—designed by U.S. Mint chief engraver Charles E. Barber. The coins, marked with an “S,” were meant to promote national pride in the recently unified kingdom.