Washington State Quarter

Released on April 2, 2007, the Washington quarter was the 42nd coin released in the 50 State Quarters Program. Washington was the 42nd state to be admitted into the Union on November 11, 1889.

Washington themed the coin The Evergreen State. It features the traditional image of George Washington on the obverse (heads side) and images representing the State of Washington on the reverse (tails side).  The Washington image includes a king salmon breaching the water in front of majestic Mount Rainier. The coin bears the inscriptions "The Evergreen State," "Washington" and "1889."

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 an image of a salmon breaching the water in front of majestic Mount Rainer.

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

• THE EVERGREEN STATE
• WASHINGTON
• 1889
• E PLURIBUS UNUM
• 2007

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