February 28, 2019 – 4:16 pm
On August 14, 2018, the U.S. Mint announced the final design for the American Memorial Park quarters. The reverse shows an indigenous woman looking out at the Flag Circle and Court of Honor. The inscriptions on the coin’s reverse include the name and location of the site: american memorial park, nor. mariana isl., the year of issue: 2019, and the motto: e pluribus unum.
This handsome quarter is a perfect match for the 2009 D.C. and U.S. Territories quarter, which also featured Northern Mariana Islands, the park’s location. As the 47th in the series overall, the American Memorial Park quarter will be followed by a design honoring Guam’s War in the Pacific National Historical Park.
February 20, 2019 – 11:59 am
Candidate Designs for new 2019 American Memorial Park Quarter
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 American Memorial Park quarter.
The CCAC did not make a design recommendation, instead asking that a second round of designs be submitted for consideration. The CFA chose a design showing a Chamorro boy on the shoulder of a soldier, saluting the flag at the Memorial Court of Honor and Flag Circle.
Host to a critical World War II Pacific Theater conflict, Saipan (the largest of the Northern Mariana Islands) is located south of Japan. Today, American Memorial Park stands as a tribute to those who gave their lives during the battle.
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Tagged 2019, American Memorial Park Quarter, Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, Commission of Fire Arts, Memorial Court of Honor, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Theater conflict, Saipan, United States Mint, World War II
February 11, 2019 – 1:20 pm
Saipan (the most populated of the Northern Mariana Islands) is a tropical paradise located south of Japan. But during World War II, this island was the location of the most decisive conflict of the Pacific Theater – the Battle of Saipan.
To gain an advantage over the Japanese, American soldiers invaded the island in June of 1944. Following the war, the Northern Mariana Islands became a U.S. possession. American Memorial Park was set aside in 1978 as a living memorial to those who gave their lives during the battle.
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Tagged 1944, 2019, American Memorial Park, Battle of Saipan, National Park Quarters, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific Theater, Saipan, World War II
February 7, 2019 – 7:45 am
The new Lowell National Historical Park quarter, 46th in the series and the first design in 2019, is now in circulation. On Wednesday, February 6, 2019 the official launch ceremony took place at the historic Lowell Memorial Auditorium, built to commemorate veterans in 1922 in downtown Lowell, MA.
Located 25 northwest of Boston, the Lowell National Historical Park site covers 137 acres on the Merrimack River. After the ceremony, a coin exchange was held where attendees were able to get $10 rolls of the new quarters at face value. The new quarter features a female textile worker at a power loom with its prominent circular bobbin battery. A view of Lowell, including the iconic Boott Mill clock tower, is seen through the window.
The 2019 series quarters honors some of American’s most popular parks – American Memorial Park, War in the Pacific National Historical Park, San Antonio Missions and Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. Add the new Lowell quarters to your collection now.
January 30, 2019 – 12:59 pm
Lowell National Historical Park Quarter design
On August 14, 2018, the U.S. Mint announced the final design for the Lowell National Historic Park. The reverse shows a female textile worker at a power loom with its prominent circular bobbin battery. A view of Lowell, including the iconic Boott Mill clock tower, is seen through the window. The inscriptions on the coin’s reverse include the name and location of the site: lowell, massachusetts; the year of issue: 2019, and the motto: e pluribus unum.
This handsome quarter is a perfect match for the 2000 Statehood quarter, which also featured Massachusetts, the park’s home state. As 46th in the series overall, the Lowell quarter will be followed by a design honoring the American Memorial Park in the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Tagged 2019, American Memorial Park, bobbin battery, Boott Mill clock tower, Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts, Northern Mariana Islands, Statehood quarter, U.S. Mint
