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Issued Date: April 13, 2015

Subject: Kisatchie National Forest

Description: The 2015 Louisiana America the Beautiful Quarter honors Kisatchie National Forest, featuring a wild turkey in flight over blue stem grass with long leaf pine trees in the background. Released as the 27th coin in the series, the design highlights the forest's natural, indigenous landscape.

Key details of the coin:

Design: A wild turkey flying over a scenic, wooded area.

Location: Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana.

Inscriptions: "KISATCHIE," "LOUISIANA," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," and "2015".

Artists: Designed by Susan Gamble and sculpted by Joseph Menna.

The coin represents the 604,000-acre national forest, which spans seven parishes in Louisiana.