Issued Date: April 6, 2020

Subject: Weir Farm National Historical Park

Description: The 2020 Connecticut America the Beautiful quarter features the Weir Farm National Historic Site, highlighting its role as a premier national park for art. The design depicts an artist with a painter's smock working on a canvas outside Julian Alden Weir’s studio. It includes the inscriptions "WEIR FARM," "A NATIONAL PARK FOR ART," "CONNECTICUT," "2020," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".

Design and Inscriptions

Reverse Side: The design shows an artist painting on the grounds of the 60-acre Weir Farm National Historic Site. It is designed to capture the creative, rural environment that inspired Impressionist artist Julian Alden Weir.

Inscriptions: The coin features the text "WEIR FARM," "CONNECTICUT," "2020," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," and the specific inscription "A NATIONAL PARK FOR ART".

Artists: The coin was designed by Justin Kunz and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill.

Release Details

Mint Locations: Philadelphia and Denver.

Special Feature: A limited number of 2020-W quarters were released with a "V75" privy mark to honor the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.