The U.S. Mint announced the official design for the Olympic National Park quarter on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. This beautiful reverse shows a Roosevelt elk by the Hoh River with Mount Olympus in the background. As the third issue in the 2011 series, the Olympic coin will be released after the Glacier National Park quarter. […]
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Glacier National Park Quarter Design Finalized
December 19, 2010 – 9:37 pm
On Wednesday, December 1, 2010, the U.S. Mint announced the final design for the Glacier National Park quarters. These beautiful reverses will show the northeast slope of Mount Reynolds in the background and a mountain goat on the craggy hillside. As the second issue in the 2011 series, the coin will be released after the […]
Gettysburg Quarter Design Finalized
December 19, 2010 – 9:15 pm
The final approved design for the sixth National Park quarter was announced on December 1, 2010. The reverse of the first 2011 quarter, honoring Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania (established in 1895), features the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument. Inscriptions on the coin’s reverse include the name of the site (GETTYSBURG), its location (PENNSYLVANIA), the […]
2011 Chickasaw Quarter Design Finalized
December 17, 2010 – 11:30 am
The approved design for the fifth and final 2011 National Park quarter, featuring Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Oklahoma, was announced on December 1, 2010 by the United States Mint. The reverse of this 10th issue in the 2010-2021 National Park series depicts the Lincoln Bridge – the first and oldest constructed improvement to the […]
2011 Vicksburg Quarter Design Finalized
December 17, 2010 – 11:28 am
The approved design for the fourth 2011 National Park quarter, featuring Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi, was announced on December 1, 2010 by the United States Mint. The reverse of the Vicksburg quarter, 9th issue in the series, depicts the Union ironclad gunboat U.S.S. Cairo on the Mississippi River – showcasing the significance of […]
