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The fourth quarter to be released in 2005 commemorates the State of
Kansas. On January 29, 1861, the "Sunflower State" became the 34th state to be
admitted into the Union. Kansas marks the 34th coin to be issued in the United
States Mint’s popular 50 State Quarters® Program, and features a buffalo and
sunflower motif, emblematic of the State’s history and natural beauty.
The Kansas commemorative quarter incorporates two of the State’s most beloved
symbols, the state animal and flower, the buffalo and the sunflower. Each of
these two design elements is a visual reminder of our Nation’s heartland. They
feature prominently in the history of the territory, and both were found in
abundance throughout the State in the middle of the 19th century when Kansas
gained its statehood. With its release in August 2005, it is the second
United States circulating coin of 2005 to carry an image of the buffalo.
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The Kansas quarter features symbols of the state:
The buffalo and sunflower.
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In June of 2003, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius announced the creation of the
16-member Kansas Commemorative Coin Commission to narrow the search for Kansas’
quarter design to four finalists. The winning design was then recommended by the
State’s high school students in a statewide vote held in the Spring of 2004.
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addition to the winning design, the other finalists included an image of the
statue that sits atop the State Capitol – an American Indian archer aiming his
bow skyward, toward the North Star, an image of a sunflower with wheat, and a
design that featured a single sunflower. The Department of Treasury approved the
"Buffalo and Sunflower" design on July 13, 2004.
Purchase a
Kansas State Quarter
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