United States ¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter", 2009

Northern Mariana Islands - Silver Proof

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country United States United States
Currency Dollar (1785 – 9999)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination ¼ Dollar = 25 Cents
Year 2009
Ruler Federal republic (1776–9999)
Composition Silver (.900)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 6.25
Diameter (mm) 24.26
Thickness (mm) 1.75

Description

¼ Dollar = 25 Cents from United States. Issued in 2009. Struck in Silver (.900). Measures 24.26 mm and weighs 6.25 g.

Obverse
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" surrounded with the denomination and the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"
Reverse
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.
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage unc Comment Frequency
2009 S 996.5K € 5,40 Proof

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