2019-09-23 Mon

District of Columbia is commonly referred to as Washington or D.C. is the capital of the United States. It is located on the northern shore of Potomac River, it is the Transshipment point between waterway and land transport.

The United States of America had issued this Quarter Dollar with the theme of District of Columbia in the year 2009. The obverse of this coin features the portrait of President William J. Clinton facing towards left with the inscription ‘UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’ at the top; inscription ‘IN GOD WE TRUST’ at the right and ‘LIBERTY’ at the left side of the coin; denomination ‘QUARTER DOLLAR’ is written at the bottom. The reverse of this coin depicts features native son Duke Ellington, the internationally renowned composer and musician, seated at a grand piano.

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