The third of the quarter (currency of 25 cents) of this year 2019 dedicated to the "National Historical Park of the War in the Pacific", located on the Island of Guam, was issued on June 3 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 of the reverse side of the coin portrays the US forces arriving in the Bay of Asan, which reinforces the number of troops on the island in the fight for Guam and its eventual liberation. The inscriptions are "WAR IN THE PACIFIC", "GUAM", "2019" 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
Issue date: June 3, 2019
Centacles: P-Philadelphia D-Denver S-San Francisco
Design: Joel Iskowitz
Engraving: Michael Gaudioso
This coin is number 48 of the series, which began in 2010, each year five new designs have been issued and is scheduled to end in 2021, upon completion of the 56 of the collection.
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