Category Archives: Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial

2013 Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial Quarter released at Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie, OH

The new Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial Quarter, the seventeenth issue of the series, and second design for 2013, will soon be in circulation. On Saturday, April 20th, the official launch ceremony for the new Perry’s Victory quarter will take place on the lower plaza of the memorial at the Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie, Ohio. […]

Perry’s Victory Quarter Design Finalized

On December 10, 2012, the U.S. Mint unveiled the final design for the 2013 Perry’s Victory International and Peace Memorial quarter. As the second release of the year, the Perry’s Victory quarter will feature the memorial column in the background, with a statue of Commodore Perry in the foreground. Located on South Bass Island in […]

Candidate Designs for the 2013 Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial Quarter

In the fall of 2011, both the Citizen’s Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC), and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) reviewed designs for the 2013 Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial quarter. All designs featured the memorial column along with other elements such as flags and a statue of Perry, but they were rejected by both […]

Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial featured 17th in National Park Quarter series

Established to honor those who fought in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, this 25-acre park is located on Ohio’s South Bass Island in Lake Erie. The 352-foot tall Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial monument rises from a narrow strip of land, connecting larger pieces of the island. It is […]