Obverse of redesigned quarter The 50 State Quarters program is the release of a series of commemorative coins by the United States Mint. Between 1999 and 2008 (anticipated completion date), it features each of the United States' 50 individual U.S. states on unique designs for the reverse of the quarter
The state quarter program
During the program, a new statehood quarter is released by the United States Mint roughly every ten weeks; five designs are released each year. Each quarter's reverse celebrates one of the 50 states with a design honoring its unique history, traditions and symbols, usually designed by a resident of that state and chosen by the state government.
The quarters are released in the same order that the states joined the Union. The obverse of each quarter is the same, but is a redesign over the previous design of the quarter.
The statehood quarters program has become one of the most popular commemorative coin programs in United States history; the United States Mint has estimated that over one hundred million individuals have collected state quarters, either formally or informally.
Although the statehood program is, by legislation, intended to include only the 50 states, legislation has twice been introduced in Congress to extend the program an additional year to include the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa. As of June 2004, this legislation had not yet reached a floor vote.
Quarter details
| State
| Release Date
(Statehood Date)
| Mintage Numbers
| Design
| Elements Depicted
|
| Delaware |
January 1, 1999
(December 7, 1787)
| 774,824,000 |
Delaware_quarter,_reverse_side,_1999.jpg
Delaware quarter
|
Caesar Rodney on horseback
Captions: "The First State," "Caesar Rodney" |
| Pennsylvania |
March 8, 1999
(December 12, 1787)
| 707,332,000 |
Pennsylvania_quarter,_reverse_side,_1999.jpg
Pennsylvania quarter
|
"Commonwealth" statue, state outline, keystone
Captions: "Virtue, Liberty, Independence" |
| New Jersey |
May 17, 1999
(December 18, 1787)
| 662,228,000 |
New_Jersey_quarter,_reverse_side,_1999.jpg
New Jersey quarter
|
"Washington Crossing the Delaware"
Caption: "Crossroads of the Revolution." |
| Georgia |
July 19, 1999
(January 2, 1788)
| 939,932,000 |
Georgia_quarter,_reverse_side,_1999.jpg
Georgia quarter
|
Peach, Live oak sprigs, state outline
Banner with text: "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation" |
| Connecticut |
October 12, 1999
(January 9, 1788)
| 1,346,624,000 |
Connecticut_quarter,_reverse_side,_1999.jpg
Connecticut quarter
|
Charter Oak
Caption: "The Charter Oak" |
| Massachusetts |
January 3, 2000
(February 6, 1788)
| 1,163,784,000 |
Massachusetts_quarter,_reverse_side,_2000.jpg
Massachusetts quarter
|
"The Minuteman" statue, state outline
Caption: "The Bay State" |
| Maryland |
March 13, 2000
(April 28, 1788)
| 1,234,732,000 |
Maryland_quarter,_reverse_side,_2000.jpg
Maryland quarter
|
Dome of the Maryland state house, White oak clusters
Caption: "The Old Line State" |
| South Carolina |
May 22, 2000
(May 23, 1788)
| 1,308,784,000 |
South_Carolina_quarter,_reverse_side,_2000.jpg
South Carolina quarter
|
Palmetto tree, Carolina Wren, yellow jessamine, state outline
Caption: "The Palmetto State" |
| New Hampshire |
August 7, 2000
(June 21, 1788)
| 1,169,016,000 |
New_Hampshire_quarter,_reverse_side,_2000.jpg
New Hampshire quarter
|
"The Old Man of the Mountain," nine stars
Captions: "Old Man of the Mountain," "Live Free or Die" |
| Virginia |
October 16, 2000
(June 25, 1788)
| 1,594,616,000 |
Virginia_quarter,_reverse_side,_2000.jpg
Virginia quarter
|
Ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery
Captions: "Jamestown, 1607-2007," "Quadricentennial"
|
| New York |
January 2, 2001
(July 26, 1788)
| 1,275,040,000 |
New_York_quarter,_reverse_side,_2001.jpg
New York quarter
|
Statue of Liberty, eleven stars, state outline with line tracing Hudson River and Erie Canal
Caption: "Gateway to Freedom"
|
| North Carolina |
March 12, 2001
(November 21, 1789)
| 1,055,476,000 |
North_Carolina_quarter,_reverse_side,_2001.jpg
North Carolina quarter
|
Wright Flyer, Wilbur and Orville Wright
Caption: "First Flight"
|
| Rhode Island |
May 21, 2001
(May 29, 1790)
| 870,100,000 |
Rhode_Island_quarter,_reverse_side,_2001.jpg
Rhode Island quarter
|
Vintage sailboat in Narragansett Bay, Pell Bridge
Caption: "The Ocean State"
|
| Vermont |
August 6, 2001
(March 4, 1791)
| 882,804,000 |
Vermont_quarter,_reverse_side,_2001.jpg
Vermont quarter
|
Maple trees with sap buckets, Camel's Hump Mountain
Caption: "Freedom and Unity"
|
| Kentucky |
October 15, 2001
(June 1, 1792)
| 723,564,000 |
Kentucky_quarter,_reverse_side,_2001.jpg
Kentucky quarter
|
Thoroughbred racehorse behind fence, Federal Hill mansion
Caption: "My Old Kentucky Home" |
| Tennessee |
January 2, 2002
(June 1, 1796)
| 648,068,000 |
Tennessee_quarter,_reverse_side,_2002.jpg
Tennessee quarter
|
Fiddle, trumpet, guitar, musical score, three stars
Banner with text: "Musical Heritage." |
| Ohio |
March 18, 2002
(March 1, 1803)
| 632,032,000 |
Ohio_quarter,_reverse_side,_2002.jpg
Ohio quarter
|
Wright Flyer, spacesuit, state outline
Caption: "Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers"
|
| Louisiana |
May 30, 2002
(April 30, 1812)
| 764,204,000 |
Louisiana_quarter,_reverse_side,_2002.jpg
Louisiana quarter
|
Pelican; trumpet with musical notes, outline of Louisiana Purchase on map of U.S.
Caption: "Louisiana Purchase" |
| Indiana |
August 2, 2002
(December 11, 1816)
| 689,800,000 |
Indiana_quarter,_reverse_side,_2002.jpg
Indiana quarter
|
Racecar, state outline, 19 stars
Caption: "Crossroads of America" |
| Mississippi |
October 15, 2002
(December 10, 1817)
| 579,600,000 |
Mississippi_quarter,_reverse_side,_2002.jpg
Mississippi quarter
|
Two magnolia blossoms
Caption: "The Magnolia State" |
| Illinois |
January 2, 2003
(December 3, 1818)
| 463,200,000 |
Illinois_quarter,_reverse_side,_2003.jpg
Illinois quarter
|
Young Abraham Lincoln, farm scene, Chicago skyline, state outline
Captions: "Land of Lincoln;" "21st state/century." |
| Alabama |
March 17, 2003
(December 14, 1819)
| 457,400,000 |
Alabama_quarter,_reverse_side,_2003.jpg
Alabama quarter
|
Helen Keller, seated, longleaf pine branch, Magnolia blossoms
Banner with text: "Spirit of Courage"
Caption: "Helen Keller" in standard print and Braille. |
| Maine |
June 2, 2003
(March 15, 1820)
| 448,800,000 |
Maine_quarter,_reverse_side,_2003.jpg
Maine quarter
|
Pemaquid Point Light; schooner at sea |
| Missouri |
August 4, 2003
(August 10, 1821)
| 453,200,000 |
Missouri_quarter,_reverse_side,_2003.jpg
Missouri quarter
|
Gateway Arch, Lewis and Clark returning down Missouri River
Caption: "Corps of Discovery 1804-2004."
|
| Arkansas |
October 20, 2003
(June 15, 1836)
| 457,800,000 |
Arkansas_quarter,_reverse_side,_2003.jpg
Arkansas quarter
|
Diamond, rice stalks, mallard duck flying above a lake |
| Michigan |
January 26, 2004
(January 26, 1837)
| 459,600,000 |
Michigan_quarter,_reverse_side,_2004.jpg
Michigan quarter
|
State outline, outline of Great Lakes system
Caption: "Great Lakes State"
|
| Florida |
March 29, 2004
(March 3, 1845)
| 481,800,000 |
Florida_quarter,_reverse_side,_2004.jpg
Florida quarter
|
Spanish galleon, Sabal palm trees, Space Shuttle
Caption: "Gateway to Discovery"
|
| Texas |
June 1, 2004
(December 29, 1845)
| 541,800,000 |
Texas_quarter,_reverse_side,_2004.jpg
Texas quarter
|
State outline, star
Caption: "The Lone Star State" |
| Iowa |
August 30, 2004
(December 28, 1846)
| 465,200,000 |
Iowa_quarter,_reverse_side,_2004.jpg
Iowa quarter
|
Schoolhouse, teacher and students planting a tree,
Captions: "Foundation in Education", "Grant Wood"
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| Wisconsin |
October 25, 2004
(May 29, 1848)
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Wisconsin_quarter,_reverse_side,_2004.jpg
Wisconsin quarter
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Head of a cow, round of cheese and ear of corn.
Caption: "Forward" |
| California |
January 31, 2005
(September 9, 1850)
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California_quarter,_reverse_side,_2005.jpg
California quarter
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John Muir, California Condor and Half Dome |
| Minnesota |
2005
(May 11, 1858)
| |
Minnesota_quarter,_reverse_side,_2005.jpg
Minnesota quarter
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Common loon, Fishing, state map
Caption: "Land of 10,000 Lakes" |
| Oregon |
2005
(February 14, 1859)
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Oregon_quarter,_reverse_side,_2005.jpg
Oregon quarter
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Crater Lake National Park
Caption: "Crater Lake" |
| Kansas |
2005
(January 29, 1861)
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Kansas_quarter,_reverse_side,_2005.jpg
Kansas quarter
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American Bison, Sunflowers |
| West Virginia |
2005
(June 20, 1863)
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West_Virginia_quarter,_reverse_side,_2005.jpg
West Virginia quarter
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New River Gorge Bridge |
| Nevada |
2006
(October 31, 1864)
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| Nebraska |
2006
(March 1, 1867)
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| Colorado |
2006
(August 1, 1876)
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| North Dakota |
2006
(November 2, 1889)
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| South Dakota |
2006
(November 2, 1889)
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| Montana |
2007
(November 8, 1889)
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| Washington |
2007
(November 11, 1889)
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| Idaho |
2007
(July 3, 1890)
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| Wyoming |
2007
(July 10, 1890)
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| Utah |
2007
(January 4, 1896)
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| Oklahoma |
2008
(November 16, 1907)
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| New Mexico |
2008
(January 6, 1912)
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| Arizona |
2008
(February 14, 1912)
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| Alaska |
2008
(January 3, 1959)
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| Hawaii |
2008
(August 21, 1959)
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Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.
Year map
The following map shows the years each state is released as a State Quarter.
State_Quarters_Year_Map.png
Image:State Quarters Year Map.png
The following table has corresponding color codes for each year applied to the color of the text and grouped by year.
See also
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