The second 2012 issue of the National Park Quarter series, featuring Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico, was released by the U.S. Mint on April 2, 2012. The National Park quarter series of 2010-2021 honors a national park or historic site in each of the 50 states, D.C. and the 5 U.S. territories.
The reverse design of the 2012 Chaco Culture quarter depicts two kivas (round, subterranean chambers that are thought to have been used for religious ceremonies) of the Chetro Ketl pueblo. The obverse bears a smaller restored version of the original George Washington portrait introduced on U.S. quarters in 1932. Add the new Chaco Culture National Historical Park quarters to your collection today!
