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, […]
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, […]
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 Sumter National Monument
In August of 2015, the U.S. Mint revealed the final design for Theodore Roosevelt National Park quarter. As the fourth release for 2016, this beautiful quarter features Theodore Roosevelt on horseback near the Little Missouri River, which begins in Wyoming and runs through Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The park is located in southwestern North Dakota. […]