Maine State Quarter

The Maine quarter is the third to be released in 2003. Coins in the 50 State Quarters Program are released in the order the states were admitted into the Union. Maine became the 23rd state to be admitted into the Union on March 15, 1820.

The Maine quarter design also features the image of a schooner resembling Victory Chimes, the last three–masted schooner of the Windjammer Fleet. Victory Chimes has become synonymous with Maine windjamming.

Pemaquid Point Light is located in New Harbor, and marks the entrance to Muscongus Bay and Johns Bay. Since the beginning of ship activity in the area, a shoal created hazardous navigation conditions, causing many shipwrecks. As maritime trade increased in the area, so did the need for a lighthouse. In 1826, Congress appropriated funds to build a lighthouse at Pemaquid Point. The original building was replaced in 1835. The light is still a beacon for ships and remains one of Maine's most popular tourist attractions.

The obverse (heads) design features the familiar image of George Washington by John Flanagan, used on the quarter since 1932.

The reverse (tails) design features the incorporated rendition of the Pemaquid Point Light atop a granite coast and a schooner at sea.

• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• LIBERTY
• IN GOD WE TRUST
• QUARTER DOLLAR

• MAINE
• 1820
• 2003
• E PLURIBUS UNUM

• Denver
• Philadelphia