by Michelle Curtin | Oct 11, 2022
The California quarter features an image of naturalist and conservationist John Muir admiring Yosemite Valley’s monolithic granite headwall and a soaring California condor.
The first State Quarter of 2005 celebrates the man hailed as โThe Greatest Californian,โ naturalist John Muir. The man whose writings helped inspire the creation of the national parks system is shown in one of his favorite places, Lookout Point in Yosemite National Park. Half Dome looms in the background, with a California condor gliding overhead.
Naturalist and writer John Muir is considered by many to be the father of Americaโs conservation movement. His writings helped inspire the creation of our National Park System, and he founded the Sierra Club. The California State Quarter honors the man voted โThe Greatest Californianโ in 1976. He stands before Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, with a California condor soaring overhead.
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by Michelle Curtin | Oct 11, 2022
Arkansas became the 25th state to enter the union on June 15, 1836. The Arkansas State Quarter is the fifth and final State Quarter of 2003. It features a diamond in the center surrounded by scenes of the natural beauty of โThe Natural State.โ Arkansas is the only state in America where diamonds are found.
The Arkansas quarter reflects the stateโs nickname, The Natural State, with images of a mallard duck in flight above trees and water. A diamond graces the center of the coin design, representing Crater of Diamonds State Park. Rice, shown on the left side of the coin, honors Arkansasโ rice crop, which is the largest of any state in America, and the stateโs agricultural heritage.
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by Michelle Curtin | Oct 11, 2022
Arizona is the third State Quarter of 2008, and the 48th state to enter the Union. The Arizona State Quarter proudly features one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Grand Canyon. Cutting over a mile deep into the earth, with the Colorado River winding at the base, the Grand Canyon leaves visitors awed at its splendor. The Arizona State Quarter also prominently displays a saguaro cactus, on which blooms the state flower, on a desert foreground. A banner reading “Grand Canyon State” separates the two images to signify that the Saguaro cactus does not grow in the Grand Canyon.
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by Michelle Curtin | Oct 11, 2022
The American Samoa quarter design depicts the ava bowl (“tanoa”), whisk and staff in the foreground with a coconut tree on the shore in the background and the inscriptions, AMERICAN SAMOA and SAMOA MUAMUA LE ATUA, the motto of American Samoa, which means “Samoa, God is First.” The ava bowl is used to make the special ceremonial drink for island chiefs and guests during important events. The ava ceremony is considered the most significant traditional event in Samoan culture. The whisk and staff symbolize the rank of the Samoan orator delivering speeches during these gatherings. The ava bowl, whisk and staff also appear on the Official Seal of American Samoa.
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by Michelle Curtin | Oct 10, 2022
Alaska is the fourth State Quarter of 2008, and the 49th state to enter the Union. The Alaska State Quarter proudly displays a awe-inspiring depictions of both Alaska and the grizzly. The magnificent animal is emerging from the river clutching a salmon in its great jaws. Behind the beast, a rushing waterfall and a mighty pine tree is seen. To the right of the bear is the inscription โThe Great Landโ. The coinโs design includes the North Star.
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