Jan 06 2009
District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program
The 10 year 50 State Quarters program that earned almost 3 billion dollars ended in 2008. An estimated 147 million people collected the State Quarters. The 50 State Quarters Program honored each state in the order it was admitted into the Union.
I’m 1 of the 147 million people, I collected them from the beginning and have all the proof sets, uncirculated sets, P & D quarter singles and rolls, I don’t mean to brag about it…..ok maybe a little.
District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program.
The United States Mint will produce six newly designed quarters for 2009 honoring the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories.
President George Washington will be on the heads side of the quarter. The images of the tails side of the quarter are listed below.
The District of Columbia and U.S. Territories proof set went on sale at the United States Mint on 01/05/2009.
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District of Columbia
Duke Ellington Description: Features native son Duke Ellington, the internationally renowned composer and musician, seated at a grand piano with the inscriptions, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DUKE ELLINGTON and JUSTICE FOR ALL, the District’s motto Sculptor: Don Everhart |
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Puerto Rico Sentry Box Description: Features a historic sentry box and a hibiscus flower with the inscriptions, PUERTO RICO and Isla del Encanto, which means “Isle of Enchantment.” Sculptor: Joseph Menna |
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Guam Flying Proa, Latte Stone and Island” Description: Depicts the outline of the island, a flying proa (a seagoing craft built by the Chamorro people), a latte stone (an architectural element used as the base of homes) and the inscriptions, GUAM and Guahan I Tanó ManChamorro, which means “Guam - Land of the Chamorro.” Sculptor: Jim Licaretz US Mint - Guam |
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American Samoa Ava Bowl, Whisk and Staff Description: 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.” Sculptor: Charles Vickers |
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U.S. Virgin Islands Banana Quit, Yellow Cedar and Islands Description: Features an outline of the three major islands, the yellow breast or banana quit, its official bird; the yellow cedar or yellow elder, the official flower; and a Tyre Palm Tree with the inscriptions, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS and United in Pride and Hope, the official motto of the territory. Sculptor: Joseph Menna |
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Northern Mariana Islands Carolinian Canoe, Latte Stone and Mwar Description: Represents the wealth of the islands in its natural resources of land, air and sea. Near the shore stands a large limestone latte, the supporting column of ancient indigenous Chamorro structures. A canoe of the indigenous Carolinians represents the people’s seafaring skills across vast distances. Two white fairy tern birds fly in characteristic synchrony overhead. A Carolinian mwar (head lei) composed of plumeria, langilang (Ylang Ylang), angagha (peacock flower) and teibwo (Pacific Basil) borders the bottom of the design near the inscription, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. Sculptor: Phebe Hemphill |
