Category Archives: Olympic National Park

2011 Olympic National Park Quarter released at Port Angeles City Pier

June 13, 2011 – 8:39 pm

The new Olympic National Park quarter, the eighth issue of the series, and third design for 2011, is now in circulation. On Tuesday, June 14, 2011, the official launch ceremony for the new Olympic quarter took place at the City Pier in Port Angeles, Washington. Port Angeles is the largest city on the Olympic peninsula […]

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Olympic National Park Quarter Design Finalized

December 19, 2010 – 9:48 pm

The U.S. Mint announced the official design for the Olympic National Park quarter on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. This beautiful reverse shows a Roosevelt elk by the Hoh River with Mount Olympus in the background. As the third issue in the 2011 series, the Olympic coin will be released after the Glacier National Park quarter. […]

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Candidate designs for new 2011 Olympic National Park Quarter

November 29, 2010 – 12:12 pm

Four designs for reverse of the 2011 Olympic National Park quarter were submitted to the Citizen’s Coinage Advisory Committee early in 2010. The committee viewed four designs and selected the one with a Roosevelt elk about to cross the Hoh River with Mt. Olympus in the background. Members also liked the design featuring a coastal […]

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Olympic National Park featured 8th in National Park Quarter series

November 29, 2010 – 12:03 pm

Washington’s Olympic National Park is 1,441 sq. miles and includes miles of coastal beaches, old growth forests and glacial mountain peaks. Because of its old growth woodlands, the park serves as a refuge for many endangered species. It is one of the last large tracts of primeval forest in the lower 48 states. In 1897, […]

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