Issued Date: January 27, 2014

Subject: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Description: The 2014 Great Smoky Mountains National Park quarter, representing Tennessee in the America the Beautiful series, features a scenic reverse design with a rustic log cabin, a lush forest, and the Smoky Mountains in the background, topped with a circling hawk. It is the 21st coin in the series, celebrating the most-visited U.S. national park.

Key Details of the Tennessee Quarter:

Reverse Design: A log cabin, forest, and mountain peaks with a hawk overhead.

Reverse Inscriptions: "GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS," "TENNESSEE," "2014," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".

Artist/Sculptor: Designed by Chris Costello and sculpted by Renata Gordon.

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

Significance: Released as the first coin of 2014 to honor the park on the Tennessee/North Carolina border.

The coin was released in various finishes, including standard circulation, proof, and a 5-ounce silver version.