Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial Quarter Design
On December 10, 2012, the U.S. Mint unveiled the final design for the 2013 Perry’s Victory International and Peace Memorial quarter. As the second release of the year, the Perry’s Victory quarter will feature the memorial column in the background, with a statue of Commodore Perry in the foreground.
Located on South Bass Island in Ohio’s Lake Erie, the park and memorial honors those who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie, which took place not far from the island. The statue on the quarter is based on an actual 9-foot marble sculpture found in the visitor’s center. Created in 1860 by Ohioan William Walcutt, the statue was originally made for the city of Cleveland.
The quarter’s design was created by U.S. Mint’s Artistic Infusion Sculptor-Engraver Don Everhart, the reverse inscriptions read, name of the site: perry’s victory, ohio, year of issue: 2013 and the motto: e pluribus unum.
This handsome quarter is a perfect match for the 2002 Statehood Quarter, which also featured Ohio, the park’s home state. As 17th in the series overall, the Perry’s Victory International and Peace Memorial quarter will be the second coin for 2013.
