The new Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument) quarter, 35th issue of the series and the fifth design for 2016, is now in circulation. On November 17, 2016, the official launch ceremony for the new Fort Moultrie quarter took place in the park’s Visitor Center, which is located on Sullivan’s Island in South Carolina. After […]
Category Archives: 2016
2016 Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument) Quarter released at the Fort
November 18, 2016 – 7:07 am
2016 Theodore Roosevelt National Park Quarter launch ceremony at Painted Canyon Visitor Center
September 7, 2016 – 9:53 am
The new Theodore Roosevelt National Park quarter, fourth issue of 2016 and 34th in the series, was celebrated during the launch ceremony on August 25th and released for general circulation on the 29th. The special event coincides with the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, which has watched over our parks since August 25, […]
Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument) Quarter design finalized
August 2, 2016 – 10:05 am
On July 22, 2015, the U.S. Mint announced the final design for the Fort Moultrie, also known as Fort Sumter National Monument, quarters. The reverse shows a sergeant returning the regimental flag to the ramparts, as a British ship attacks in the distance. The inscriptions on the coin’s reverse include the name of the site, […]
Candidate designs for new 2016 Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument) quarter
July 19, 2016 – 10:43 am
In late 2014, both the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts reviewed several candidate designs for the reverse of the 2016 Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument) quarter. CCAC discussed the potential of several designs before finally giving their recommendation to a design showing a sergeant returning the regimental flag to […]
Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument) featured 35th in National Park Quarter series
July 11, 2016 – 10:09 am
Fort Sumter National Monument
