Vicksburg National Park Quarter
The 2011 Vicksburg National Park Quarter will represent the fourth release of the year for the new series featuring National Parks and National sites from across America. This will also represent the ninth release of the overall series which began in 2010. The site of Vicksburg National Military Park was selected for the state of Mississippi.
The United States Mint originally prepared four design candidates for the Vicksburg National Park Quarter. These were reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and Commission of Fine Arts with different recommendations from each. The final design decision made by the Secretary of the Treasury matched the recommendation of the CCAC. The U.S.S. Cairo is pictured on the Yazoo River, as it would have appeared during its service in the Civil War.
Vicksburg National Military Park was established in 1899 to commemorate the siege and defense of Vicksburg. The park includes more than one thousand historic marks, monuments, and cannons. The park is also the site of Vicksburg National Cemetery, which holds the remains of more than 17,000 soldiers.
The expected circulation release date for the Vicksburg Quarter is August 19, 2011. Typically, a public launch ceremony is held at the park or a related location around the release date.
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