1880 Nashville Centennial Exposition
Nashville, Tennessee
One-hundred artillery guns placed on Capitol Hill fired at 6 AM to usher in Nashville's Centennial Day with a bang. Exhibits primarily from the southern states focused on local industrial products, farm produce and implements, and educational opportunities, exhibits focused on the geology and history of the south. One so-called dollar was struck for this exposition. The details are cataloged in my 2023 book So-Called Dollars Volume I: United States Expositions. Click on the “View All” link below to see them.
So-Called Dollars Category SH 3-21:
1880 Nashville Centennial Exposition Official Medal
1880 · SH 3-21 SP · HK-591 · Silver-Plated
Obverse statue of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, on horseback. The…