Weir Farm National Historic Site Quarter Dollar
2020-08-17 Mon
The United States of America had issued this commemorative quarter dollar with the theme of the Weir Farm National Historic Site in the year 2020. The Weir Farm National Historic Site spread in the 68 acres cultural landscape area, it consists of 15 historic structures, including houses, barns, studios, and outbuildings. The landscape features bedrock outcrops, historic gardens, stone terraces, specimen trees, orchards, fields, miles of stone laid walls, a pond, and hundreds of historic painting sites–all expertly preserved.The obverse side of this quarter dollar depicts the bust of George Washington facing towards left. The reverse side of this quarter dollar depicts portrays of an artist, wearing a painter’s smock, painting outside Julian Alden Weir’s studio at Weir Farm.
Image Courtesy: usmint.gov
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