Dollar - U.S. Navy World Voyage (Type III) 1908 front Dollar - U.S. Navy World Voyage (Type III) 1908 back
Dollar - U.S. Navy World Voyage (Type III) 1908 photo
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Dollar - U.S. Navy World Voyage Type III

1908 year
Gold plated brass (brass gilt) - -
Description
Location
United States
Type
› Tokens
Year
1908
Composition
Gold plated brass (brass gilt)
Shape
Octagonal (8-sided)
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#121985
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

The Fleet

Comment

Robley Dunglison Evans (18 August 1846 – 3 January 1912), born in Floyd County, Virginia, served in the United States Navy from the American Civil War to the Spanish–American War, attaining the rank of rear admiral. In 1907–1908, he commanded the Great White Fleet on its worldwide cruise from the Atlantic Ocean through the Straits of Magellan to the Pacific Ocean.