2019-10-10 Thu

Yellowstone National Park is an American National Park situated in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. This National Park was established on 1st March 1872 by U.S Congress by signing into law by President Ulysses S. Grant.

The Yellowstone National Park is considered as the 1st National Park in the United States and also the first National Park in the world. The obverse of this coin depicts the portrait of George Washington facing towards left with the motto ‘LIBERTY’ and ‘IN THE GOD WE TRUST’ written on the left and side of the coin. The inscription ‘UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’ is written on the top side of the coin and the inscription ‘QUARTER DOLLAR’ is written at the bottom. The reverse of this coin depicts Old Faithful geyser with a mature bull bison in the foreground. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Yellowstone National Park.

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