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The octagonal $50 piece is the only U.S. coin to be issued that is not round. In January 1915, Congress passed legislation for a silver half dollar, as well as a gold dollar, quarter eagle ($2.50 piece), and two $50 pieces: one round and one octagonal. The Mint had already consulted artists.
1915 $2.50: Panama Pacific Exposition quarter eagle Columbia riding a hippocampus: Eagle 90% Au, 10% Cu Authorized: 10,000 (max) Uncirculated: 10,017 S [5] 1915 $50: Panama Pacific Exposition half union (round) Minerva: Owl: 90% Au, 10% Cu Authorized: 1,500 (max) Uncirculated: 1,510 S [6] 1915 $50: Panama Pacific Exposition half union ...
The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915.Its stated purpose was to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal, but it was widely seen in the city as an opportunity to showcase its recovery from the 1906 earthquake.
A ship is guided through the Panama Canal's Miraflores locks near Panama City on April 24, 2023. (Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images)
The Panama–California Exposition was a world exposition held in San Diego, California, between January 1, 1915, and January 1, 1917. The exposition celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal , and was meant to tout San Diego as the first United States port of call for ships traveling north after passing westward through the canal.
A post on X claims that the U.S. never “owned” the Panama Canal. Verdict: Misleading The U.S. signed a treaty in 1903 that allowed it to build and operate the Canal. President Jimmy Carter ...
There are two main options for boat tours, with one offering trips down the canal’s path that depart from Panama City on the Pacific side or Colon on the Atlantic, and the other visiting Gatún ...
The opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 caused a severe drop in traffic along Chilean ports due to shifts in maritime trade routes, [69] [70] [71] despite the closure of the canal for nearly seven months after a landslide in the Culebra Cut on 18 September 1915. [72]