Tuesday, June 15, 1999
New Jersey State Quarter
Washington on Heads and Tails of New Jersey State Quarter
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Mint today announced the launch of the third design in the 50 State Quarters series. The third quarter of the series honors New Jersey, the third State to ratify the Constitution. The launch of the New Jersey quarters follows release of the Delaware and Pennsylvania quarters which were shipped to banks earlier this year, with quarters honoring Georgia and Connecticut to be released in Summer and Fall of 1999.
The New Jersey quarter features George Washington on both the reverse (tails) and obverse (heads) sides of the quarter. The tails design depicts George Washington accompanied by members of the Colonial Army crossing the Delaware River on their way to victories against the British at the battles of Trenton and Princeton. The famed portrait of President George Washington continues to grace the obverse; however, inscriptions have been moved to accommodate the state designs on the reverse.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Mint today announced the launch of the third design in the 50 State Quarters series. The third quarter of the series honors New Jersey, the third State to ratify the Constitution. The launch of the New Jersey quarters follows release of the Delaware and Pennsylvania quarters which were shipped to banks earlier this year, with quarters honoring Georgia and Connecticut to be released in Summer and Fall of 1999.
The New Jersey quarter features George Washington on both the reverse (tails) and obverse (heads) sides of the quarter. The tails design depicts George Washington accompanied by members of the Colonial Army crossing the Delaware River on their way to victories against the British at the battles of Trenton and Princeton. The famed portrait of President George Washington continues to grace the obverse; however, inscriptions have been moved to accommodate the state designs on the reverse.
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