1/4 Dollar `Washington Quarter` Northern Mariana Islands - Silver Proof

€30,993.00
IssuerUnited States
Year2009
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value1/4 Dollar = 25 Cents (1/4 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight6.25 g
Dimensions24.26 mm
Thickness1.75 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: William Cousins
Reverse: Phebe Hemphill
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#466a
Obverse descriptionThe 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` surrounded with the denomination and the inscription `UNITED STATES OF AMERICA`
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringUNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST LIBERTY S QUARTER DOLLAR
Reverse descriptionNear 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.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringNORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS PH E PLURIBUS UNUM 2009
EdgeReeded
MintS
United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
Mintage2009 S - Proof - 996 548
Catalog ID6803070910
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