The Montana quarter, released on January 29, 2007, features images of a bison skull hovering in the sky over mountainous terrain. The Montana quarter is the 41st introduced in the 50 State Quarters Program. The reverse of the Montana quarter bears the inscriptions "Big Sky Country," "Montana" and "1889," the year Montana was admitted into the Union, becoming our Nation's 41st state.
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 a bison skull depicted above the diverse Montana landscape.