Archive for December 2009
The U.S. Mint has released the 2009 Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Island U.S. Territory Quarter.
Reverse: “Carolinian Canoe, Latte Stone and Mwar”
Description: Represents the wealth of the islands in its natural resources of land, air and sea. Near the shore stands a large limestone latte, the supporting column of ancient indigenous Chamorro structures. A canoe of the indigenous Carolinians represents the people’s seafaring skills across vast distances. Two white fairy tern birds fly in characteristic synchrony overhead. A Carolinian mwar (head lei) composed of plumeria, langilang (Ylang Ylang), angagha (peacock flower) and teibwo (Pacific Basil) borders the bottom of the design near the inscription, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
Sculptor: Phebe Hemphill
The U.S. Mint is proud to present the Zachary Taylor Presidential Dollar.
Designer: Don Everhart
Engraver: Don Everhart
Description: Features an image of Zachary Taylor with the inscriptions “Zachary Taylor”, “In God We Trust”, “12th President” and “1849 -1850.”
Photo: U.S. Mint
The U.S. Mint also gave us a peak at the New Lincoln One-Cent Coin for “2010 and Beyond” at the celebration for the fourth and final unveiling of the Lincoln Bicentennial Cent series. The obverse , which is Victor David Brenner’s depiction of Abraham Lincoln, will remain the same.