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Issued Date: November 5, 2012
Subject: Denali National Park and Preserve
Description: The 2012 Denali National Park and Preserve quarter, the 15th in the America the Beautiful program, features a Dall sheep in the foreground with Mount Denali rising in the background. Released as the final 2012-dated coin, it highlights the Alaskan landscape, designed by Jim Licaretz and minted in Denver and Philadelphia.
Key Details:
Design: The reverse showcases a Dall sheep on a rocky outcrop, with the peak of Denali (formerly Mount McKinley) in the background.
Significance: It represents the 20,320-foot mountain and the diverse wildlife of Alaska's largest national park.
Inscriptions: "DENALI," "ALASKA," "2012," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Obverse: Features the standard John Flanagan portrait of George Washington.
Note: This is different from the 2008 Alaska State Quarter, which featured a grizzly bear.
Subject: Denali National Park and Preserve
Description: The 2012 Denali National Park and Preserve quarter, the 15th in the America the Beautiful program, features a Dall sheep in the foreground with Mount Denali rising in the background. Released as the final 2012-dated coin, it highlights the Alaskan landscape, designed by Jim Licaretz and minted in Denver and Philadelphia.
Key Details:
Design: The reverse showcases a Dall sheep on a rocky outcrop, with the peak of Denali (formerly Mount McKinley) in the background.
Significance: It represents the 20,320-foot mountain and the diverse wildlife of Alaska's largest national park.
Inscriptions: "DENALI," "ALASKA," "2012," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Obverse: Features the standard John Flanagan portrait of George Washington.
Note: This is different from the 2008 Alaska State Quarter, which featured a grizzly bear.