Dollar - Panama Pacific International Exposition Maryland State Fund

Reverse

Busts within twin circles, one above the other; legend above, around portrait in top circle James Ryder Randall and in bottom circle Francis Scott Key

Script: Latin

Lettering: James Ryder Randall Francis Scott Key Maryland My Maryland Star-Spangled Banner

Comment

1915 Maryland, HK-407, Bronze, 38.1 mm. Listed as "very rare" by Hibler and Kappen in their 1963 treatise on the subject. This is Maryland's official issue for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco. The obverse features the state shield, while the reverse boasts of Maryland's musical heritage through the depiction of James Ryder Randall and Francis Scott Key, along with the titles of their most famous works: "Maryland, My Maryland" and "The Star Spangled Banner," respectively.