Founded by various Spanish Catholic orders to spread Christianity across the southwest in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the nearly 819-acre San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in south-central Texas is made up of four frontier communities. The oldest is Mission Espada, established in 1690 near present-day Augusta, but relocated to San Antonio […]
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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park featured in 49th National Park Quarter series
April 24, 2019 – 9:21 am
2019 American Memorial Park Quarter to be released at park’s Amphitheater
April 12, 2019 – 2:00 am
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 […]
War in the Pacific National Historical Park Quarter design finalized
March 25, 2019 – 3:34 pm
On August 14, 2018, the U.S. Mint announced the final design for the War in the Pacific National Historical Park quarters. The reverse shows American forces landing at Asan Bay. These troops strengthened the number available to fight for the liberation of Guam. The inscriptions on the coin’s reverse include the name and location of […]
Candidate designs for new 2019 War in the Pacific National Historical Park Quarter
March 20, 2019 – 3:13 pm
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 War in the Pacific National Historical Park quarter. The CCAC chose a design showing American forces landing at Asan Bay. These troops strengthened the […]
War in the Pacific National Historical Park featured 48th in National Park Quarter series
March 6, 2019 – 12:12 pm
Just days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces seized the U.S.-held Pacific island of Guam. It remained a strategic military point throughout World War II, until American forces reclaimed the island in 1944. Today, a total of seven sites around the island make up this National Historical Park. These areas stand together as […]
