The new Kisatchie National Forest quarter, 27th issue of the series and the second design for 2015, is now in circulation. On April 22, 2015, the official launch ceremony for the new Kisatchie quarter took place at the Alexandria Riverfront Center in Alexandria, LA. After the ceremony, a coin exchange was held where attendees were able […]
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2015 Kisatchie National Forest Quarter released at the Alexandria Riverfront Center
April 27, 2015 – 8:09 am
Candidate designs for new 2015 Kisatchie National Forest Quarter
March 5, 2015 – 12:15 pm
Early in 2014, both the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts reviewed several candidate designs for the reverse of the 2015 Kisatchie National Forest quarter. The CCAC gave their support to a design depicting a red cockaded woodpecker flying among longleaf pine trees. Alternately, the CFA’s support went to a design […]
Kisatchie National Forest featured 27th in National Park Quarter series
February 24, 2015 – 1:50 pm
Home to beautiful piney woods and rolling meadows, Kisatchie is Louisiana’s only national forest. The area offers a visually pleasing change from the state’s iconic bayou landscape. Thought to have originated from the native Caddo Indians, Kisatchie comes from the Caddo word for “long cane,” and was likely named for the long patches of cane […]
