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Issued Date: April 4, 2016
Subject: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Description: The 2016 Kentucky America the Beautiful Quarter features the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, highlighting its role as a pioneer gateway to the West. The reverse design, created by Barbara Fox and sculpted by Joseph Menna, depicts a frontiersman looking out over the Appalachian mountains. It was the 32nd release in the series.
Key Details of the 2016 Cumberland Gap Quarter:
Reverse Design: A frontiersman gazing across the mountains toward the West, representing the "first doorway to the West".
Inscriptions: "CUMBERLAND GAP," "KENTUCKY," "2016," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," and "FIRST DOORWAY TO THE WEST".
Obverse: The standard portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan, used on all quarters since 1932.
Note: This is different from the 2001 Kentucky Statehood Quarter, which featured a horse and mansion.
Subject: Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Description: The 2016 Kentucky America the Beautiful Quarter features the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, highlighting its role as a pioneer gateway to the West. The reverse design, created by Barbara Fox and sculpted by Joseph Menna, depicts a frontiersman looking out over the Appalachian mountains. It was the 32nd release in the series.
Key Details of the 2016 Cumberland Gap Quarter:
Reverse Design: A frontiersman gazing across the mountains toward the West, representing the "first doorway to the West".
Inscriptions: "CUMBERLAND GAP," "KENTUCKY," "2016," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," and "FIRST DOORWAY TO THE WEST".
Obverse: The standard portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan, used on all quarters since 1932.
Note: This is different from the 2001 Kentucky Statehood Quarter, which featured a horse and mansion.