The final approved design for the first National Park quarter was announced on March 24, 2010 at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. The reverse of the first new 2010 quarter, honoring Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas as the nation’s first federally protected area (established in 1832), features the facade of the national park’s […]
February 5, 2010 – 3:50 pm
The Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon, established in 1893, will be honored on the reverse of the fifth and final National Park quarter for 2010. In September 2009, both the Commission of Fine Arts and Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee reviewed 4 designs for the reverse of this new commemorative and submitted recommendations to Treasury […]
February 4, 2010 – 9:43 am
Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, designated a National Forest Reserve in 1893, will be honored on the reverse of the fourth 2010 National Park quarter. In September 2009, both the Commission of Fine Arts and Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee reviewed designs for the reverse of this new commemorative and submitted recommendations to Treasury officials. […]
February 3, 2010 – 9:43 am
California’s Yosemite National Park, established in 1890, will be honored on the reverse of the third 2010 National Park quarter. In September 2009, both the Commission of Fine Arts and Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee reviewed designs for the reverse of this new commemorative and submitted recommendations to Treasury officials. The Yosemite National Park quarter is […]
February 2, 2010 – 11:12 am
Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872, holds the honor of being America’s first national park, and the second National Park commemorative series quarter. In September 2009, both the Commission of Fine Arts and Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee reviewed designs for the reverse of this new commemorative and submitted recommendations to Treasury officials. The Yellowstone National […]