Hawaii Statehood Medal Design Type Set

Set Description

This NGC^®Registry set celebrates the admission of the Territory of Hawai'i as the 50th State of the United States of America.This Hawai'i Statehood Medals Design Type Set introduces five medal designs that commemorate Hawai'i as the 50th State of the United States of America.

On August 21, 1959, Hawai'i joined the United States of America as its 50th State. To commemorate Hawaii's statehood, several companies designed and struck medals for this rare historic event.

The criteria for the inclusion in this collection of Hawai'i Statehood Medal Design Type Set

1. Medal must commemorate the Statehood of Hawai'i
2. Medal must be issued for the occasion (struck in 1959 or immediately thereafter)
3. Medal must showcase a unique design (metal, error type and other distinguishing attributes are not considered)
4. Medal must be struck in the United States of America
5. Medal must be made available to the public for the occasion

Under these criteria there are five Hawai'i Statehood Medal designs:

Type 1 - The Medallic Art Company Medal Design
• Type 2 - The Heraldic Art Company Medal Design
• Type 3 - The G&G Distributors Medal Design
• Type 4 - The Salvation Army Fund Medal Design
• Type 5 - The Mishler Medal Design

SOURCES

• Hawaiian Money: Standard Catalog 2nd Edition, 1991, by Medcalf & Russell


• So-Called Dollars, 2nd edition, 2008, by Hibler & Kappen


• Heraldic Art Medallion Error Medals, last accessed 12/03/2014 http://heraldicartmedallions.com/error.html


• New Discovery 2MS-4 (aka SC50C 1959 Hawaii Statehood Heraldic Art Medal), last accessed 12/03/2014 http://thehawaiiananumismatist.com/2013/03/03/new-discovery-2ms-4-aka-sc50c-1959-hawaii-statehood-heraldic-art-medal/


• Update: So Called 50C (SC50C) Hawai'i Statehood Medal, last accessed 12/04/2014
  http://thehawaiiananumismatist.com/2013/12/28/update-so-called-50c-sc50c-hawaii-statehood-medal/

Set Goals

The goal of this NGC^®Registry Hawai'i Statehood Medal Design Type Set is to share the rich Hawai'i Statehood history in numismatics by possessing and displaying a high grade specimen of each of the five Hawai'i Statehood Medal Designs that commemorate the statehood of Hawai'i.