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Northern Mariana Islands
State Quarter
The U.S. State Quarter program was a great way to show off states' pride and personality while revamping the look of the quarter.
The Northern Mariana Islands State Quarter was released in 2009, the 11th year of the State Quarter program. Northern Mariana Islands was the 6th quarter released that year.
The official release date was November 30, 2009. State quarters were released in the order states joined the United States. As such, Northern Mariana Islands was the 56th State Quarter released.
Total mintage of the Northern Mariana Islands quarter was 72,800,000 which is worth a total of $18.20 million.
Northern Mariana Islands Quarter
Information
| Release Order | 56th |
|---|---|
| Release Date | Nov 30, 2009 |
| Mintage | 0.07 Billion |
| Caption | None |
| Summary | Near the shore stands a large limestone latte, a canoe of the indigenous Carolinians, two white fairy tern birds, and a Carolinian mwar borders the bottom. |
| Engraver | Phebe Hemphill |
Description
The Northern Mariana Islands quarter shows off the region's many pieces of heritage and wildlife. The quarter depicts a beach scape with palm trees lining the shores and a limestone Latte (similar to the Guam Quarter).
On the sea, there is a Carolinians canoe. The Carolinians are indigenous to the region. Two White Fairy birds fly overhead and Carolinian Mwar flowers boarder the bottom.
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