Tennessee State Quarter

Released on January 2, 2002, this is the 16th coin released in the 50 State Quarters Program and the first released in 2002. The Tennessee design features a trumpet, a fiddle, a guitar, and a musical score, symbolizing the State's many contributions to American music, with the inscription "Musical Heritage" and three stars for each geographical region of the state. The fiddle represents the Appalachian music of East Tennessee, the guitar the country music of Nashville in Central Tennessee, and the trumpet the blues of West Tennessee.

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 image of several musical instruments, the fiddle, the trumpet, and the guitar.

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

• TENNESSEE
• 1796
• 2002
• E PLURIBUS UNUM

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