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Issued Date: August 29, 2011
Subject: Vicksburg National Military Park
Description: The 2011 Mississippi America the Beautiful Quarter features the Vicksburg National Military Park, highlighting the U.S.S. Cairo on the Yazoo River. Released as the ninth coin in the series, it commemorates the Civil War campaign and siege. The reverse depicts the ironclad gunboat, while the obverse features George Washington.
Key Details of the 2011 Vicksburg Quarter:
Reverse Design: Depicts the U.S.S. Cairo on the Yazoo River, representing the naval aspect of the Vicksburg campaign.
Inscription: Includes "VICKSBURG," "MISSISSIPPI," "2011," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Designers: Thomas Cleveland (designer) and Joseph Francis Menna (sculptor).
Obverse: Standard George Washington portrait by John Flanagan.
Subject: Vicksburg National Military Park
Description: The 2011 Mississippi America the Beautiful Quarter features the Vicksburg National Military Park, highlighting the U.S.S. Cairo on the Yazoo River. Released as the ninth coin in the series, it commemorates the Civil War campaign and siege. The reverse depicts the ironclad gunboat, while the obverse features George Washington.
Key Details of the 2011 Vicksburg Quarter:
Reverse Design: Depicts the U.S.S. Cairo on the Yazoo River, representing the naval aspect of the Vicksburg campaign.
Inscription: Includes "VICKSBURG," "MISSISSIPPI," "2011," and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
Designers: Thomas Cleveland (designer) and Joseph Francis Menna (sculptor).
Obverse: Standard George Washington portrait by John Flanagan.