The new Olympic National Park quarter, the eighth issue of the series, and third design for 2011, is now in circulation. On Tuesday, June 14, 2011, the official launch ceremony for the new Olympic quarter took place at the City Pier in Port Angeles, Washington.
Port Angeles is the largest city on the Olympic peninsula and the gateway to Olympic National Park. The park’s main visitor’s center is located in this town. After the ceremony, the mint held a coin exchange and children received new quarters, featuring a Roosevelt elk in the foreground with Mt. Olympus in the background. The 2011 series quarters honor some of America’s most popular parks – Gettysburg, Glacier, Olympic, Vicksburg and Chickasaw. Add the new Olympic quarters to your collection, now.
The new Glacier National Park quarter, seventh issue of the series and the second design for 2011, is now in circulation. On Wednesday, April 13, 2011, the official launch ceremony for the new Glacier quarter took place at the Columbia Falls High School in Columbia Falls, MT.
Nicknamed Gateway to Glacier National Park, this town is located southwest of the park, about 15 miles away. After the ceremony, a coin exchange was held and children received new quarters, featuring a mountain goat in the foreground with a towering peak in the background. The 2011 series quarters honor some of America’s most popular parks – Gettysburg, Glacier, Olympic, Vicksburg and Chickasaw. Add the new Glacier quarters to your collection now.
February 9, 2011 – 8:35 am
The first 2011 issue of the National Park Quarter series, featuring Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania, was released by the U.S. Mint on January 24, 2011. The National Park quarter series of 2010-2021 honors a national park or historic site in each of the 50 states, D.C. and the 5 U.S. territories.
The reverse design of the 2011 Gettysburg quarter depicts the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument. The obverse bears a smaller restored version of the original George Washington portrait introduced on U.S. quarters in 1932. Add the new Gettysburg quarters to your collection.
December 19, 2010 – 9:48 pm
Olympic National Park quarter design
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.
The inscriptions on the coin’s reverse include the name of the site: OLYMPIC, WASHINGTON the year of issue: 2011, and the motto: E PLURIBUS UNUM.
This handsome quarter is a perfect match for the 2007 Statehood quarter, which also featured Washington, the park’s home state. As 8th in the series overall, the Olympic quarter will be followed by the Vicksburg National Military Park and the Chickasaw National Recreation Area issues.
December 19, 2010 – 9:37 pm
Glacier National Park quarter design
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 National Military Park quarter.
The inscriptions on the coin’s reverse include the name of the site: Glacier, Montana, the year of issue: 2011, and the motto: e pluribus unum.
This handsome quarter is a perfect match for the 2007 Statehood quarter, which also featured Montana, the park’s home state. As 7th in the series overall, the Glacier quarter will be followed by the Olympic National Park, Vicksburg National Military Park and the Chickasaw National Recreation Area issues.
