Coin
Object number2011.52.25
Date1979
OriginHong Kong
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Jean W. Thomas
DescriptionHong Kong one dollar coin.Dimensions1 x 1 in. (2.5 x 2.5 cm)InscriptionsObverse contains text "HONG KONG / ONE DOLLAR"; around the edges are Chinese characters; and below the lion is the date the coin was minted, "1979".
The reverse features text wrapping around the edge reading "QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND".
Historical NotesPart of a collection relating to Clarke M. Thomas, donated by his widow Jean W. Thomas. Clarke M. Thomas was born on January 11, 1926, in Kansas City, Missouri. His parents were missionaries in Sierra Leone where he spent his childhood until moving to Coffeyville, Kansas, for a formal education at age 11. He later enlisted in the Army, where he served as a private in the 97th Infantry Division, touring Germany and the Czech Republic toward the end of World War II. He earned a journalism degree at the University of Kansas and worked for several newspapers in Nebraska and Oklahoma before being recruited to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's editorial staff in 1971, where he worked for over 30 years.
Previous owner
Clarke M. Thomas
(1926 - 2009)
Related person
Queen Elizabeth II
(born 1926)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(founded 1927)
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