Nebraska State Quarter
- Year of Issue: 2006
- Authorizing Legislation: Public Law 105-124
Background
Production Process: Circulating
Coin Type: Circulating
Denomination: Quarter
Authorized Mintage Maximum: N/A
Approval Date: 12/01/1997
Characteristics
Obverse Description: Highlights a bust of President George Washington.
Reverse Description: Released April 3, 2006, this is the 37th coin released in the 50 State Quarters Program and the second coin released in 2006. Nebraska, admitted into the Union on March 1, 1867, themed the coin Chimney Rock. The image highlights an ox-drawn covered wagon carrying pioneers and Chimney Rock in the background. President William J. Clinton was in office when this legislation was signed. Three United States Mint Directors served under President Clinton's tenure; David J. Ryder of Idaho, Philip N. Diehl of Texas, and Jay W. Johnson of Wisconsin.
Obverse Inscriptions
• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• LIBERTY
• IN GOD WE TRUST
• QUARTER DOLLAR
Reverse Inscriptions
• CHIMNEY ROCK
• NEBRASKA
• 1867
• 2006
• E PLURIBUS UNUM
Mint and Mint Mark
Artist Information
Obverse- Designer: John Flanagan and William Cousins
- Sculptor: Charles L. Vickers
- Designer: Richard Masters, Artistic Infusion Program