The portrait in left profile of George Washington, the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, is accompanied with the motto `IN GOD WE TRUST` and the lettering `LIBERTY` and it is surrounded with the face value and the inscription `UNITED STATES OF AMERICA`
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
IN
GOD WE
TRUST
LIBERTY S
JF WC
QUARTER DOLLAR
Reverse description
A reproduction of a photograph taken on December 17, 1903 by John T. Daniels showing the first flight of the Wright brothers is surrounded with the legend `FIRST FLIGHT`, the state`s name (`NORTH CAROLINA`), the date of its admission into Union (`1789`) and the motto `E PLURIBUS UNUM`
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
NORTH CAROLINA
1789
FIRST FLIGHT
JM
2001
E PLURIBUS UNUM (Translation: North Carolina 1789 First Flight JM 2001 Out of Many, One)
Edge
Reeded
Mint
D United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date) P United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) S United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
Mintage
2001 D - - 427 876 000 2001 P - - 627 600 000 2001 S - Proof - 3 094 140