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 […]
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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 […]
Candidate designs for new 2011 Gettysburg National Military Park Quarter
November 19, 2010 – 10:16 pm
Four candidate designs for the reverse of the first 2011 National Park quarter were submitted to the U.S. Treasury, the Commission of Fine Arts, and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee for consideration. Scheduled for release in early 2011, the sixth coin in the series will honor Gettysburg National Military Park. All four proposed designs feature […]
Gettysburg National Military Park honored sixth in National Park Quarter series
November 19, 2010 – 10:07 pm
Located in south-central Pennsylvania, Gettysburg National Military Park honors the soldiers who fought in the battle that history remembers as the turning point of the Civil War. Named a federally protected site in 1895, Gettysburg is the sixth site featured in the 2010-2021 National Park Quarter series. From July 1-3, 1863, Union and Confederate forces […]
