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Issued Date: April 2, 2007
Description: The 2007 Washington State quarter, the 42nd entry in the 50 State Quarters Program, features a leaping king salmon breaching water in front of Mount Rainier, symbolizing the state’s natural beauty and heritage. Released on April 2, 2007, it is nicknamed "The Evergreen State" and includes that inscription along with "Washington" and the year of statehood, "1889".
Key Details of the Washington State Quarter:
Design (Reverse): A king salmon jumping in the foreground with Mount Rainier in the background.
Design (Obverse): Standard portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan.
Inscriptions: "Washington," "1889," "The Evergreen State," "E Pluribus Unum," "Liberty," "In God We Trust".
Theme: "The Evergreen State".
Significance: Represents the 42nd state admitted to the Union (Nov. 11, 1889).
The design was selected from over 1,500 entries to highlight the state's natural icons.
Description: The 2007 Washington State quarter, the 42nd entry in the 50 State Quarters Program, features a leaping king salmon breaching water in front of Mount Rainier, symbolizing the state’s natural beauty and heritage. Released on April 2, 2007, it is nicknamed "The Evergreen State" and includes that inscription along with "Washington" and the year of statehood, "1889".
Key Details of the Washington State Quarter:
Design (Reverse): A king salmon jumping in the foreground with Mount Rainier in the background.
Design (Obverse): Standard portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan.
Inscriptions: "Washington," "1889," "The Evergreen State," "E Pluribus Unum," "Liberty," "In God We Trust".
Theme: "The Evergreen State".
Significance: Represents the 42nd state admitted to the Union (Nov. 11, 1889).
The design was selected from over 1,500 entries to highlight the state's natural icons.