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1900 Lafayette Silver Dollar Commemorative
To mark the erection of a monument honoring General Lafayette in Paris, France, the Lafayette Dollar was introduced in 1900. The silver dollar coin was the first commemorative coin produced by the US Mint and was also the first to have a portrait of a US president. The silver dollar coin features a bust of the U.S. President George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette.
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette[a] (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (/ˌlɑːfiːˈɛt, ˌlæf-/, French: [lafajɛt]), was a French aristocrat, freemason, and military officer who volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, in the American Revolutionary War. Lafayette was ultimately permitted to command Continental Army troops in the decisive siege of Yorktown in 1781, the Revolutionary War's final major battle that secured American independence. After returning to France, Lafayette became a key figure in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of 1830 and continues to be celebrated as a hero in both France and the United States.1
The United States introduced the silver dollar as part of its participation in the Paris World's Fair. It was the first and only commemorative dollar coin of that denomination to be issued in the United States. The Lafayette Dollar remained the only commemorative silver dollar piece to be struck until 1983
The reverse depicts a statue of Lafayette on horseback.
To thank France for having offered the United States the Statue of Liberty, an American named Robert Thompson opened a subscription to American school children to finance a monumental statue in tribute to General La Fayette, who remained famous in the United States for his participation in the war of independence.
On July 4, 1900, anniversary of American Independence, the statue is inaugurated in the Louvre, in the middle of the Napoleon’s Court (on the site of the current Pyramid). Having not had the time necessary to carry out the project, Barlett delivered for the ceremony a model in plaster, while waiting for the definitive sculpture.
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The current going price of 1900 Lafayette Silver Dollar Commemorative is $949.00.
If interested here's a brief bio of the Marquis de Lafayette found in YouTube.
Reference
1https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette
https://www.apmex.com/product/188835/1900-lafayette-silver-dollar-commem-bu
https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-insolite/detail-insolite-statue-la-fayette
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces40890.html
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