Coin
- Title:
- New Hampshire State Quarter
- Object Name:
- Coin
- Object ID:
- 2000.017
- Creator:
- United States Mint; Flanagan, John (1865-1952)
- Place of Origin:
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date:
- 2000
- Description:
- Coin, quarter dollar U.S. currency. Nickel-plated copper. Obverse: "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LIBERTY / IN / GOD WE / TRUST / P / QUARTER DOLLAR", with profile image of George Washington. Reverse: "NEW HAMPSHIRE / 1788 / LIVE / FREE / OR DIE / OLD MAN / OF THE / MOUNTAIN / 2000 / E PLURIBUS UNUM" with profile image of the Old Man of the Mountain; nine stars on left, signifying that New Hampshire was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution. Reeded edge.
- Material:
- Metal
Copper
Nickel - Dimensions:
- D-0.06 Dia-0.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Coin given by U.S. Mint at launching ceremony, August 7, 2000, at New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, NH. The New Hampshire quarter was the ninth quarter launched in the "50 State Quarters" program
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the United States Mint
- People:
- Washington, George (1732-1799)
- Subjects:
- Old Man of the Mountain, Washington, George
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