1905 OR HK 325 SILVER R5 SHEVLIN 14-1 R5 LEWIS & CLARK EXPO OF'L MEDAL NGC AU55!

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1905 SILVER OR HK 325 R5 SHEVLIN 14-1 R5 LEWIS & CLARK EXPOSITION OFFICIAL MEDAL NGC AU55 !!
LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
1905
PORTLAND, OR
Purpose:
To commemorate 100th anniversary of exploration of Louisiana Territory and Oregon Country ("Northwest Expedition") by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
Organization:
Governor appointed "preliminary" State Commission 1901. "Lewis & Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair" chartered late 1901, capital 0,000; public subscription to stock. Permanent organization effected January 1902, with contraction of name to Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition Co. State granted 0,000; Congress 5,000.
Site:
Almost 200 acres at Willamette Heights in northwest section of city, "bordering upon and nearly surrounding Guild's Lake"; latter filled subsequently and area now largely industrial.
Dates, Attendance:
June 1 to Oct. 14, 1905. Attendance over 2,500,000; probably one-half paid.
Participants:
Fourteen states "officially" by own legislative action; four more "unofficially." While Congress granted financial aid, it did not authorize President to extend foreign invitations. However, official invitations from exposition co. were transmitted to foreign exhibitors at St. Louis in 1904 via U.S. Department of State and Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. "In this manner and through other channels, a very respectable representation" was obtained from sixteen nations. Many Federal displays
included Mint Exhibit.
Comment:
Preliminary was construction of Lewis and Clark monument, Washington Park, Portland; President Roosevelt laid cornerstone May, 1903. State emphasis was on Fisheries, Forestry and Mining but seven major exhibition "palaces" offered usual national exposition fare. Last surviving building, Forestry building ("World's largest log cabin"), was used during Oregon Centennial Exposition 1959 but destroyed by fire on Aug. 17, 1964. Late Farran Zerbe supervised numismatic display that was "greatest...ever at any exposition"; also directed sale of Lewis & Clark commemorative gold dollars, medals, etc.
Medals:
For reasons unknown, Mr. Kenney failed to list Official Souvenir Medals authorized by Exposition and struck in Mint Exhibit on grounds. Farran Zerbe reported these were of "1 type, 2 metals and 3 finishes," per below, that "issue was small compared with similar products and all were sold prior to close of Exposition." At same time (1906), he stated Silver medal was "very scarce" even then.
OFFICIAL MEDALS
Photos courtesy of Tom Hoffman
Obv.
Full female figure between two full male figures, all striding and facing rear toward setting sun and ocean in background; 5 stars above; above
Sighting the Pacific 1805
; around
Official • Souvenir • Lewis • and • Clark • Centennial • Exposition
; below all
June--October
/
1905
Rev.
Map of Pacific Coast (British Columbia to San Francisco) with various worded trade routes to west and, vertical,
Pacific Ocean
--all within center circle; outside, around
• Westward • the • Course • of • Empire • Takes • Its • Way *
; below
Portland • Oregon • 1905
HK-325
Silver. 34mm.
I HAVE TRAVELED THE COUNTRY FOR 36 YEARS AND HAVE FOUND MERCHANT, SO CALLED $, CIVIL WAR PATRIOTS, ST
ORE CARDS
, DOG TAGS, SUTLERS, LOVE TOKENS,
COU
NTER ST
AMPS
, CUTOUTS, ERRORS, TRADE, CENTENNIAL , CONDOR, WHITEHEAD & HOAG PROPRIETARY PIECES AND MUCH MORE MANY ONE OF A KIND AND RARITIES MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW MY AUCTIONS I WILL STIMULATE YOUR INTERESTS I HAVE FOUND ALL THESE GEMS IN MANY DIFFERENT AND UNUSUAL PLACES KEEP WATCHING AND AS ALWAYS THANKS FOR LOOKING ! ITEMS OVER FINAL BIDS WILL REQUIRE INSURANCE!
THESE ARE FROM MY COLLECTIONS OF 55 YEARS! BOOKMAR
K ME FOR FUTURE AUCTIONS
! ASK A
NY QUESTIONS! THANKS!! BOB
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