Category Archives: North Dakota

2016 Theodore Roosevelt National Park Quarter launch ceremony at Painted Canyon Visitor Center

The new Theodore Roosevelt National Park quarter, fourth issue of 2016 and 34th in the series, was celebrated during the launch ceremony on August 25th and released for general circulation on the 29th. The special event coincides with the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, which has watched over our parks since August 25, […]

Theodore Roosevelt National Park quarter design finalized

In August of 2015, the U.S. Mint revealed the final design for Theodore Roosevelt National Park quarter. As the fourth release for 2016, this beautiful quarter features Theodore Roosevelt on horseback near the Little Missouri River, which begins in Wyoming and runs through Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The park is located in southwestern North Dakota. […]

Candidate designs for 2016 Theodore Roosevelt National Park quarter

In September 2014, both the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and Commission of Fine Arts met separately to review six designs for the reverse of the 2016 Theodore Roosevelt National Park quarter. All designs varied: Three showed a young Theodore Roosevelt looking at the landscape by the Little Missouri River, two showed his Maltese Cross Cabin, […]

4th National Park Quarter of 2016 features Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Located in southwestern North Dakota, Theodore Roosevelt National Park is made up of 3 separate sections: the South Unit, the North Unit and Elkhorn Ranch. Unlike other parks, these sections are not connected, but each one provides visitors scenic trails, extraordinary landscape and waterways to explore. The park has over 70,000 acres with the South […]