Governor Janet Napolitano announced which of the five Arizona State Quarter designs was selected to be submitted to the U.S. Mint for production. It is pictured here.
It includes two items that are unique to Arizona – the Grand Canyon and the saguaro cactus, with the sun rising over the two symbols. A banner with the inscription Grand Canyon State also appears on the quarter. Of course, all the quarters minted in the U.S.
include the motto E Pluribus Unum.
When this process started, the State solicited suggestions for the Arizona Quarter and received more than 4,200 designs submitted from 79 Arizona communities. When it was finally narrowed down to the final five designs, they received nearly 113,000 votes from Arizona citizens. This scene received 27% of the votes, and was also recommended as the choice by the 24-member Arizona Quarter Commission established by the Governor.
The Arizona Quarter was minted and in circulation beginning in May 2008. The official description of the quarter, by the U.S. Mint, reads:
In 2010 the America the Beautiful Collection was introduced by the U.S. Mint. Arizona's quarter was the fourth one issued.
Focusing on Arizona's iconic natural wonder, the Grand Canyon National Park Quarter.
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It includes two items that are unique to Arizona – the Grand Canyon and the saguaro cactus, with the sun rising over the two symbols. A banner with the inscription Grand Canyon State also appears on the quarter. Of course, all the quarters minted in the U.S.
include the motto E Pluribus Unum.
When this process started, the State solicited suggestions for the Arizona Quarter and received more than 4,200 designs submitted from 79 Arizona communities. When it was finally narrowed down to the final five designs, they received nearly 113,000 votes from Arizona citizens. This scene received 27% of the votes, and was also recommended as the choice by the 24-member Arizona Quarter Commission established by the Governor.
The Arizona Quarter was minted and in circulation beginning in May 2008. The official description of the quarter, by the U.S. Mint, reads:
"Grand Canyon State," features an image of the Grand Canyon with a Saguaro cactus, Arizona’s state flower, in the foreground. A banner reading "Grand Canyon State" separates the two images to signify that the Saguaro cactus does not grow in the Grand Canyon. The coin also bears the inscriptions “Arizona” and “1912.”
In 2010 the America the Beautiful Collection was introduced by the U.S. Mint. Arizona's quarter was the fourth one issued.
Focusing on Arizona's iconic natural wonder, the Grand Canyon National Park Quarter.
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