The fifth and last of the quarter (currency of 25 cents) of this year 2018 dedicated to the National Wildlife Refuge of Block Island, located in the state of Rhode Island, has been issued this week as currency. The coin belongs to the series "America the Beautiful Quarter", dedicated to emblematic places and national parks of the United States.
The design represents a crowned black heron flying over a view from the beach at Cow Cove looking towards Sandy Point. The North Light lighthouse is visible in the background. The inscriptions are "BLOCK ISLAND", "RHODE ISLAND", "2018" and "E PLURIBUS UNUM", a Latin phrase meaning "Of many, one". It is one of the first national slogans in the United States and refers to the integration of the thirteen British colonies in North America to create a single independent country.
On the obverse of all the coins in the series, President George Washington is represented in a version restored by John Flanagan in 2010 of the original portrait used in 1932 in the Washington Quarter.
On the obverse of all the coins in the series, President George Washington is represented in a version restored by John Flanagan in 2010 of the original portrait used in 1932 in the Washington Quarter.
Data of the emission
Date of issue: August 27, 2018.
Mint: P-Philadelphia D-Denver S-San Francisco
Design: Chris Costello
Engraving: Phebe Hemphill
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This coin is number 45 of the series, which began in 2010, each year five new designs have been issued and is expected to end in 2021, upon completion of the 56 of the collection.
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