On July 29, 2014, the U.S. Mint announced the final design for the Kisatchie National Forest quarters. The reverse shows a wild turkey flying above bluestem grass. Longleaf pine trees adorn the background. The inscriptions on the coin’s reverse include the name of the site: kisatchie, louisiana, the year of issue: 2015, and the motto: […]
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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 […]
2015 Homestead National Monument of America Quarter released at Beatrice High School
February 18, 2015 – 11:36 am
The new Homestead National Monument of America quarter, 26th issue of the series and the first design for 2015, is now in circulation. On February 10, 2015, the official launch ceremony for the new Homestead quarter took place at Beatrice High School in Beatrice, Nebraska. After the ceremony, a coin exchange was held where attendees […]
Homestead National Monument Quarter design finalized
February 9, 2015 – 9:35 am
On July 29, 2014, the U.S. Mint announced the final design for the Homestead National Monument of America quarters. These symbolic reverses will show ears of wheat flanking a home and water spigot. They represent food, shelter and water – the three things needed by every homesteader for survival. This will be the first quarter […]
