The new Ozark National Scenic Riverways quarter, 38th issue of the series and the third design for 2017, is now in circulation. On June 5, 2017, the official launch ceremony for the new Ozark quarter took place at Alley Spring and Mill, which is located in Eminence, Missouri. After the ceremony, a coin exchange was […]
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2017 Ozark National Scenic Riverways Quarter released at Alley Spring and Mill
June 12, 2017 – 11:18 am
Ozark National Scenic Riverways Quarter design finalized
April 28, 2017 – 10:30 am
On September 1, 2016, the U.S. Mint announced the final design for the Ozark National Scenic Riverways quarters. The reverse shows Alley Mill, a steel roller mill built in the 1890s and once used for converting wheat into flour. The inscriptions on the coin’s reverse include the name of the site: ozark riverways, missouri, the […]
Candidate designs for new 2017 Ozark National Scenic Riverways Quarter
March 24, 2017 – 9:27 am
In late 2015, both the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts reviewed several candidate designs for the reverse of the 2017 Ozark National Scenic Riverways quarter. The CCAC strongly preferred a design depicting a spiny softshell turtle poking its head above the water line to peek at a kayaker. The CFA […]
Ozark National Scenic Riverways featured 38th in National Park Quarter series
March 17, 2017 – 8:27 am
Tucked away in south-central Missouri is a hidden gem – one of the lesser-known national parks, and the first set aside to protect a river system! Ozark National Scenic Riverways was created in 1964 to preserve the pristine waters of the Current and Jacks Fork Rivers. In addition to the clear, spring-fed waters of Ozark, […]
