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When the 50-State Quarters© Program began in 1999 the obverse design was altered slightly. The reason for this was to include some of the wording from the reverse. Certain things are required by law and cannot be omitted. Also this allowed more freedom for the state design. However, the obverse is still the recognizable image of Americas first president

George Washington
(* February 22, 1732, † December 14, 1799)
in office from April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797

The back is where the quarters are different. Each one has the name of the state, the year the
quarter was issued, the year of statehood, the words "E Pluribus Unum", and a special design
unique to that state. Each state was free to make up its own design.

State Quarter Issuance 1999

	January 4, 1999 Delaware The First State Statehood on December 7, 1787 (1) Patriot Caesar Rodney's historic horseback ride to the Continental Congress in 1776 to cast the deciding vote in favor of independence; inscriptions: "CEASAR RODNEY" and "THE FIRST STATE"

	March 8, 1999 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The Keystone State Statehood on December 12, 1787 (2) "Commonwealth" statue, an allegorical female figure, on top of the state capitol dome in Harrisburg, PA; topographical outline of the state with incorporated keystone and state motto: "VIRTUE, LIBERTY, INDEPENDENCE"

	May 17, 1999 New Jersey The Garden State Statehood on December 18, 1787 (3) General George Washington and members of the Colonial Army crossing the Delaware River at Christmas night 1776 (design based on a 1851 painting by Emmanuel Leutze, German-American history painter, * 1816, † 1868); inscription: "CROSSROADS OF THE REVOLUTION"

	July 19, 1999 Georgia The Peach State Statehood on January 2, 1788 (4) Peach within the confines of a silhouette outline of the state; oak sprigs, symbolic of the state tree; banner bearing the state motto: "WISDOM, JUSTICE, MODERATION"

	October 12, 1999 Connecticut The Constitution State Statehood on January 9, 1788 (5) "The Charter Oak" Heroic Captain Joseph Wadsworth saved Connecticut's Charter from the hands of the British by concealing it in this majestic white oak

State Quarter Issuance 2000

	January 13, 2000 Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Bay State Statehood on February 6, 1788 (6) "The Minuteman", famous statue that stands guard at the Minuteman National Historical Park, Concord; topographical outline of the state and the nickname "THE BAY STATE"

	March 13, 2000 Maryland The Old Line State Statehood on April 28, 1788 (7) Wooden Dome of the Maryland Statehouse dating back to 1772 and built without nails; White Oak leaf clusters, symbolic of the state tree and the nickname "THE OLD LINE STATE"

	May 22, 2000 South Carolina The Palmetto State Statehood on May 3, 1788 (8) Topographical outline of the state with inscribed nickname "THE PALMETTO STATE" and a star indicating the capital Columbia; Carolina Wren, Yellow Jessamine, Palmetto Tree representing the state bird, flower and tree

	August 7, 2000 New Hampshire The Granite State Statehood on June 21, 1788 (9) "The Old Man of the Mountain", natural rock formation on Mt. Cannon; state motto: "LIVE FREE OR DIE"; nine stars symbolizing the ratification of the Constitution as 9^th state

	October 16, 2000 Commonwealth of Virginia The Old Dominion State Statehood on June 25, 1788 (10) Jamestown Quadricentennial (1607 - 2007) Ships "Discovery", "Godspeed" and "Susan Constant" that brought the first settlers to Jamestown in 1607

State Quarter Issuance 2001

	January 2, 2001 New York The Empire State Statehood on July 26, 1788 (11) "Statue of Liberty", dedicated on October 28, 1886 and located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor; topographical outline of the state with incorporated line tracing the Hudson River and the route of the Erie Canal; eleven stars symbolizing the ratification of the Constitution as 11^th state; inscription: "GATEWAY TO FREEDOM"

	March 12, 2001 North Carolina The Tar Heel State Statehood on November 21, 1789 (12) "FIRST FLIGHT", famous photograph of 1903, the first successfull airplane flight that took place in Kitty Hawk, NC

	May 21, 2001 Rhode Island and Providence Plantations The Ocean State Statehood on May 29, 1790 (13) Vintage sailboat gliding through Narragansett Bay; image of Claiborne Pell Bridge (Newport Bridge) linking Newport, RI, on Aquidneck Island with Jamestown, RI, on Conanicut Island

	August 6, 2001 Vermont The Green Mountain State Statehood on March 4, 1791 (14) Camel's Hump Mountain, maple trees with sap buckets, inscrpition: "FREEDOM AND UNITY"

	October 15, 2001 Kentucky The Bluegrass State Statehood on June 1, 1792 (15) Federal Hill Mansion, built in 1795; thoroughbred racehorse behind a fence; inscription: "MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME"

State Quarter Issuance 2002

	October 15, 2002 Tennessee The Volunteer State Statehood on June 1, 1796 (16) Guitar, trumpet and fiddle; three stars represent the states regions and the instruments symbolize each region's distinct musical style; Banner: "MUSICAL HERITAGE"

	March 11, 2002 Ohio The Buckeye State Statehood on March 1, 1803 (17) Topographical outline of the state; early aircraft and astronaut; inscription: "BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION PIONEERS"

	May 20, 2002 Louisiana The Pelican State Statehood on April 30, 1812 (18) Trumpet with musical notes; topographical outline of the Louisiana Purchase territory; state bird Pelican; inscription: "LOUISIANA PURCHASE"

	August 2, 2002 Indiana The Hoosier State Statehood on December 11, 1816 (19) Race car superimposed on a topographical outline of the state; nineteen stars symbolizing the ratification of the Constitution as 19^th state; inscription: "CROSSROADS OF AMERICA"

	October 15, 2002 Mississippi The Magnolia State Statehood on December 10, 1817 (20) Blossoms and leaves of two magnolias; insccription: "The Magnolia State"

State Quarter Issuance 2003

	January 2, 2003 Illinois The Prairie State Statehood on December 3, 1818 (21) Young Abraham Lincoln within the topographical outline of the state; farm buildings (left) and Chicago skyline (right); 21 stars symbolizing the ratification of the Constitution as 21^st state; inscriptions: "Land of Lincoln" and "21^st State Century"

	March 17, 2003 Alabama The Yellowhammer State Statehood on December 14, 1819 (22) Helen Keller, deaf and blind American writer, (* 1880, † 1968); her name in English and in a reduced-size version of Braille; Alabama long leaf pine branch and magnolias; Banner reading "SPIRIT of COURAGE"

	June 2,, 2003 Maine The Pine Tree State Statehood on March 15, 1820 (23) Pemaquid Point Light, built in 1827, atop the granite coast of Bristol, Lincoln County, ME and of a schooner at sea

	August 4, 2003 Missouri The Show Me State Statehood on August 10, 1821 (24) Lewis and Clark historic return from their expedition (1804-1806) on the Missouri River; Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Gateway Arch, St. Louis, MO); inscription: "CORPS OF DISCOVERY 1804 - 2004"

	October 20, 2003 Arkansas The Natural State Statehood on June 15, 1836 (25) Rice stalks and diamond; mallard flying above a lake

State Quarter Issuance 2004

	January 26, 2004 Michigan The Great Lakes State // The Mitten State Statehood on January 26, 1837 (26) Topographical outline of the state and the Great Lakes system; inscription: "GREAT LAKES STATE"

	March 29, 2004 Florida The Sunshine State Statehood on March 3, 1845 (27) 16th-century Spanish galleon; Space shuttle; Strip of land with Sabal palm trees and the inscription: "GATEWAY TO DISCOVERY"

	June 1, 2004 Texas The Loan Star State Statehood on December 29, 1845 (28) Superimposed star on the state's outline; lariat, symbolic for the cattle and cowboy history; inscription: "The Lone Star State"

	August 30, 2004 Iowa The Hawkeye State Statehood on December 28, 1846 (29) One-room schoolhouse, teacher and students planting a tree, based on "Arbor Day", a painting by Grant Wood (American painter, * 1891, † 1942); inscriptions: "FOUNDATION IN EDUCATION" and "GRANT WOOD"

	October 25, 2004 Wisconsin The Badger State Statehood on Mai 29, 1848 (30) Cow, round of cheese, ear of corn; state motto on banner: "FORWARD"

State Quarter Issuance 2005

	January 31, 2005 California The Golden State Statehood on September 9, 1850 (31) John Muir, naturalist, writer, conservationist (* 1838, † 1914); granite headwall "Half Dome" in Yosemite Valley; soaring California Condor; inscriptions: "JOHN MUIR" and "YOSEMITE VALLEY"

	April 4, 2005 Minnesota Land of 10,000 Lakes Statehood on May 11, 1858 (32) Textured outline of the state "LAND OF 10,000 LAKES"; tree-lined lake with two people fishing from a boat and a loon on the water

	June 6, 2005 Oregon The Beaver State Statehood on February 14, 1859 (33) Crater Lake with Wizard Island (deepest US lake, 1,949 ft [594 m]); Watchman and Hillman Peaks; conifers on the lake's rim; inscription: "CRATER LAKE"

	June 6, 2005 Kansas The Sunflower State Statehood on January 21, 1861 (34) State animal American bison (buffalo) and state flower Sunflower

	October 14, 2005 West Virginia The Mountain State Statehood on June 20, 1863 (35) New River, Gorge, Bridge inscription: "NEW RIVER GORGE"

State Quarter Issuance 2006

	January 31, 2006 Nevada The Silver State Statehood on October 31, 1864 (36) Trio of wild mustangs; sunrising behind snow-capped mountains; sagebrush (Artemisia vulgaris); banner reading: "THE SILVER STATE"

	April 3, 2006 Nebraska The Cornhusker State Statehood on March 1, 1861 (37) Sun behind ox-drawn covered pioneer wagon; natural wonder Chimney Rock (445 ft [135 m]) rising from the valley of North Platte River; inscription: "CHIMNEY ROCK"

	June 14, 2006 Colorado The Centennial State Statehood on August 1, 1876 (38) Sweeping view of the state's rugged Rocky Mountains with evergreen trees; banner reading: "COLORFUL COLORADO"

	August 28, 2006 North Dakota The Peace Garden State Statehood on November 2, 1889 (39) Pair of grazing American bison; sunset view of the rugged buttes and canyons in the state's Badland region

	November 6, 2006 South Dakota The Mount Rushmore State Statehood on November 2, 1889 (40) State bird Chinese ring-necked pheasant; Mount Rushmore National Monument featuring the faces of four American presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln) bordered by heads of wheat

State Quarter Issuance 2007

	January 29, 2007 Montana The Big Sky Country Statehood on September 8, 1889 (41) Bison skull and Montana landscape; inscription: "BIG SKY COUNTRY"

	April 2, 2007 Washington The Evergreen State Statehood: November 11, 1889 (42) King salmon breaching the water in front of majestic Mount Rainier; inscription: "THE EVERGREEN STATE"

	June 4, 2007 Idaho The Gem State Statehood on July 3, 1890 (43) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus); topographical outline of the state; inscription: "ESTO PERPETUA [may it be forever]"

	September 4, 2007 Wyoming The Equality State Statehood on July 10, 1890 (44) Bucking horse and rider inscription: "THE EQUALITY STATE"

	November 5, 2007 Utah The Beehive State Statehood on January 4, 1896 (45) Two steam locomotives moving toward the golden spike that joined the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads on May 10, 1869, linking East to West and transforming both the Utah Territory and the Nation with the inscription: "CROSSROADS OF THE WEST"

State Quarter Issuance 2008

	January 28, 2008 Oklahoma The Sooner State Statehood: November 16, 1907 (46) State bird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus); state wildflower Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella)

	April7, 2008 New Mexico The Land of Enchantment Statehood on January 6, 1912 (47) *Zia* sun symbol over a topographical outline of the state; inscription: "LAND OF ENCHANTMENT"

	June 2, 2008 Arizona The Grand Canyon State Statehood on February 14, 1912 (48) Image of Grand Canyon with sunset; state symbol Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea); banner reading: "GRAND CANYON STATE"

	August 25, 2008 Alaska The Last Frontier Statehood on January 3, 1959 (49) Grizzly bear emerging from the waters clutching a salmon in its jaw; North Star above the inscription: "THE GREAT LAND"

	November 3, 2008 Hawai'i The Aloha State Statehood on August 21, 1959 (50) Hawaiian monarch King Kamehamea I. stretching his hands toward the eight major Hawaiian Islands; inscription of state motto: "UA MAU KEEA O KA 'ÃINA I KA PONO" ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness")

Territory Quarter Issuance 2009 Please click on the star to view a map of the territories location

	January 26, 2009 District of Columbia created on July 16, 1790, location of the U.S. capital Washington, DC Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, composer and musician, (* 1899, † 1974), seated at a grand piano with the inscription "DUKE ELLINGTON"; district motto: "JUSTICE FOR ALL"

	March 30, 2009 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico John is His Name Capital is San Juan Island in the Caribbean US posession since 1898 (Treaty of Paris), US citizenship granted in 1917, US Commonwealth since July 25, 1952 On November 6, 2012 the people of Puerto Rico voted in a referendum to be admitted into the United States as 51^st state. The coin depicts: Historic sentry box and hibiscus flower; inscription: "Isla del Encanto"

	May 26, 2009 Guam Where America's Day begins Capital is Hagátña Island in the western Pacific Ocean, southernmost island in the Mariana island chain and largest island in Micronesia US posession since 1898 (Treaty of Paris), Japanese occupation in II. World War Dec 8, 1941 - July 21, 1944, US citizenship granted in 1950 The coin depicts: Topographical outline of the island; flying proa (seagoing craft built by the Chamorro people); latte stone (architectural element used as the base of homes); inscription: "Guahan I Tanó ManChamorro" (Guam, land of the Chamorro)

	July 27, 2009 US Virgin Islands Capital is Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas Island Group of islands in the Caribbean located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles Purchased from Denmark in 1917 US citizenship granted in 1927 The coin depicts: Topographical outlines of the three major islands Saint Thomas, Saint John and Saint Croix; official bird Yellow Breast or Bananaquit (Coereba flaveola); official flower Yellow Ceder or Yellow Elder; Tyre Palm Tree; motto of the territory: "United in Pride and Hope"

	September 28, 2009 American Samoa Capital is Pago Pago on Tutuila Island Group of five islands and two coral atolls in the South Pacific US Territory since April 17, 1900 The coin depicts: ava bowl ("tanoa"); whisk and staff; coconut trees on the shore; motto of the territory: "SAMOA MUAMUA LE ATUA" (Samoa, Let God be First)

	November 30, 2009 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Capital is Capitol Hill on Saipan Island Group of 15 islands in the western Pacific Ocean located about three-quarters of the way between Hawai'i and the Philippines US Trust Territory since 1947 US Commonwealth since 1976 The coin depicts: Two white fairy tern birds; limestone latte near the shore (supporting column of ancient indigenous Chamorro structures); canoe of the indigenous Carolinians; Carolinian mwar (head lei), symbolic of the virtues of honor and respect, composed of plumeria, langilang (Ylang Ylang), angagha (peacock flower) and teibwo (Pacific Basil)

Coin Specifications:
The coins were manufactured at the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia (P) and Denver (D)
Standard Weight: Standard Diameter: Thickness: Edge: Composition:	5.670 g 0.955 inch (24.26 mm) 1.75 mm Reeded Cupro-Nickel Clad (8.33% Nickel, Balance Cu)

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Standard obverse and reverse design of quarter-dollar coin (25 ¢) until 1998		Redesigned obverse of commemorative quarter-dollar coin (25 ¢) since 1999