Yellowstone National Park Quarter
The final approved design for the 2nd National Park quarter was selected from several candidate designs and announced at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2010.
The reverse of the second new 2010 quarter, honoring Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, depicts the famous Old Faithful geyser with a bison in the foreground. The design is representative of the unique features of this prominent national park, which contains over 300 geysers and is home to the largest bison population residing on public lands.
Inscriptions on the reverse of the quarter include the name of the park (YELLOWSTONE), the host state (WYOMING), date of issue (2010), and the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. The obverse side features a smaller restored version of the George Washington portrait introduced on U.S. quarters in 1932.
The Yellowstone quarter follows the first 2010 National Park Quarter issue honoring Hot Springs National Park, and precedes three additional 2010 designs commemorating Yosemite and Grand Canyon National Parks, as well as Mount Hood National Forest.
