The new American Memorial Park quarter, 47th issue of the series and the second design for 2019, is soon to be in circulation. On April 30, 2019, the official launch ceremony for the new quarter design will take place in the American Memorial Park Amphitheater, which is located in Garapan, Saipan. After the ceremony, a […]
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American Memorial Park Quarter design finalized
February 28, 2019 – 4:16 pm
On August 14, 2018, the U.S. Mint announced the final design for the American Memorial Park quarters. The reverse shows an indigenous woman looking out at the Flag Circle and Court of Honor. The inscriptions on the coin’s reverse include the name and location of the site: american memorial park, nor. mariana isl., the year […]
Candidate designs for new 2019 American Memorial Park Quarter
February 20, 2019 – 11:59 am
In September of 2017, both the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) made recommendations after reviewing several candidate designs for the reverse of the 2019 American Memorial Park quarter. The CCAC did not make a design recommendation, instead asking that a second round of designs be submitted for consideration. […]
American Memorial Park featured 47th in National Park Quarter series
February 11, 2019 – 1:20 pm
Saipan (the most populated of the Northern Mariana Islands) is a tropical paradise located south of Japan. But during World War II, this island was the location of the most decisive conflict of the Pacific Theater – the Battle of Saipan. To gain an advantage over the Japanese, American soldiers invaded the island in June […]
