Yosemite National Park Quarter
The final approved design for the third National Park quarter was announced on March 24, 2010 at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C.
The reverse of the third 2010 quarter honors Yosemite National Park in California. It features the 3,000-foot El Capitan, a sheer granite face created by glaciers millions of years ago. Located in the Yosemite Valley, El Capitan was named by the Mariposa Battalion that explored the valley in 1851.
The inscriptions on the coin’s reverse include the name of the site: YOSEMITE, CALIFORNIA, the year of issue: 2010 and the motto: E PLURIBUS UNUM.
This handsome quarter is a perfect match for the 2005 Statehood quarter, which also features Yosemite. As 3rd in this year’s set, the Yosemite quarter will be followed by the Grand Canyon and Mount Hood issues.
