Monday, January 29, 2007
Montana State Quarter
Montana State Quarter Features Bison Skull
HELENA, MONTANA - The Montana commemorative quarter-dollar coin, introduced in a ceremony at the Helena Civic Center today, features the image of a bison skull hovering in the sky over mountainous terrain. The Montana quarter is the 41st in the popular 50 State Quarters Program.
"Montana's history recalls a state composed of vast landscapes, mountains and high plains, big sky and bison, all of which are represented on the Montana quarter we launch today," said U.S. Mint Director Edmund Moy. "The bison skull is an evocative image of the American West, its bounty and hardships, familiar to Montanans as a symbol of their own rugged and resilient nature."
The reverse of the Montana quarter bears the inscriptions "Big Sky Country," "Montana" and "1889," the year Montana was admitted into the Union, becoming our Nation’s 41st state. The Montana quarter is the first commemorative quarter-dollar released in 2007.
HELENA, MONTANA - The Montana commemorative quarter-dollar coin, introduced in a ceremony at the Helena Civic Center today, features the image of a bison skull hovering in the sky over mountainous terrain. The Montana quarter is the 41st in the popular 50 State Quarters Program.
"Montana's history recalls a state composed of vast landscapes, mountains and high plains, big sky and bison, all of which are represented on the Montana quarter we launch today," said U.S. Mint Director Edmund Moy. "The bison skull is an evocative image of the American West, its bounty and hardships, familiar to Montanans as a symbol of their own rugged and resilient nature."
The reverse of the Montana quarter bears the inscriptions "Big Sky Country," "Montana" and "1889," the year Montana was admitted into the Union, becoming our Nation’s 41st state. The Montana quarter is the first commemorative quarter-dollar released in 2007.
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