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Arkansas
Issued Date: April 19, 2010

Subject: Hot Springs National Park

Description: The 2010 Arkansas Hot Springs National Park quarter, the first in the America the Beautiful series, features the façade of the park's iconic headquarters building with a thermal fountain in the foreground. Released on April 19, 2010, it includes inscriptions "HOT SPRINGS," "ARKANSAS," "2010," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".

Key Features and Details

Design: The reverse depicts the Renaissance Revival-style Hot Springs National Park headquarters building, with a thermal spring fountain flowing in the foreground.

Obverse: Features the standard portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan, used on quarters since 1932.

Significance: It is the 1st coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program and represents the 25th state to join the union.