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Issued Date: September 14, 2015
Subject: Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Description: The 2015 Delaware America the Beautiful quarter features a great blue heron in the foreground and a great egret in the background, representing the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Part of the ATB program, it highlights the 16,000-acre coastal marshland. The design, by Joel Iskowitz, emphasizes the refuge's role in bird conservation.
Key Details of the Bombay Hook Quarter:
Reverse Design: A close-up view of a great blue heron with a great egret in the background, showcasing the salt marshes of Delaware.
Reverse Inscriptions: BOMBAY HOOK, DELAWARE, 2015, E PLURIBUS UNUM.
Obverse Design: Standard portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan.
Sculptor: Phebe Hemphill.
Subject: Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Description: The 2015 Delaware America the Beautiful quarter features a great blue heron in the foreground and a great egret in the background, representing the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. Part of the ATB program, it highlights the 16,000-acre coastal marshland. The design, by Joel Iskowitz, emphasizes the refuge's role in bird conservation.
Key Details of the Bombay Hook Quarter:
Reverse Design: A close-up view of a great blue heron with a great egret in the background, showcasing the salt marshes of Delaware.
Reverse Inscriptions: BOMBAY HOOK, DELAWARE, 2015, E PLURIBUS UNUM.
Obverse Design: Standard portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan.
Sculptor: Phebe Hemphill.