Shawnee National Forest quarter design
On July 22, 2015, the U.S. Mint announced the final design for the Shawnee National Forest quarters. The reverse shows an up-close view of Camel Rock in Garden of the Gods, with a red-tailed hawk soaring above.
The inscriptions on the coin’s reverse include the name of the site: shawnee, illinois, the year of issue: 2016, and the motto: e pluribus unum.
This handsome quarter is a perfect match for the 2003 Statehood quarter, which also featured Illinois, the forest’s home state. As the 31st in the series overall, the Shawnee quarter will be followed by designs honoring Cumberland Gap, Harpers Ferry, Theodore Roosevelt and Fort Moultrie parks.
