Salt River Bay quarter design
On August 13, 2019 at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money in Rosemont, IL, the U.S. Mint unveiled the final design for the 2020 Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve quarter. Honoring a protected national site on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the reverse design by Richard Masters of the U.S. Mint’s Artistic Infusion Program depicts a red mangrove tree in an early stage of maturation from a small plant to an adult tree. The design brings awareness to the bay’s endangered mangrove forests and the delicate nature of the species’ reproduction in salt water.
Inscriptions on the coin’s reverse include the name and location of the site, salt river bay and u.s. virgin islands; the year of issue, 2020; and the motto e pluribus unum.
This attractive issue in the National Park quarter series is a perfect match for the 2009 U.S. Virgin Islands territorial quarter, which features an outline of the islands and native flora and fauna. The 53rd issue in the 56-coin National Park series, the Salt River Bay quarter will be followed by the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve and Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site issues.
