Issued Date: January 23, 2012

Subject: El Yunque National Forest

Description: The 2012 El Yunque National Forest Quarter (11th in the America the Beautiful series) features a Puerto Rican parrot (endangered) on the left and a Coqui tree frog on a leaf on the right. The design showcases the tropical flora of the only tropical rainforest in the US national forest system, designed by Gary Whitley and sculpted by Michael Gaudioso.

Key Details:

Location: El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico

Obverse: Features the standard 1932 portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan.

Reverse Inscriptions: "EL YUNQUE," "PUERTO RICO," "2012," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".

Design Elements: The parrot is perched behind an epiphyte plant, with the coqui tree frog nestled on a leaf.