The United States of America had issued this commemorative coin with the theme of Rhode Island in the year 2001. This commemorative coin is the third coin released in the year 2001 and overall it is 13th coin release in 50 State Quarter Program.

Rhode Island is officially a state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation is a state in the New England region of the United States. Rhode Island is the second densely populated state. This state is bordered by Connecticut to the west, Massachusetts to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. This island also shares a small maritime border with New York.

The obverse of this coin depicts bust of President George Washington and reverse of this coin features the image of vintage sailboat gliding through Rhode Island's famous Narragansett Bay and an image of the Pell Bridge in the background.

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