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The Kentucky quarter, the fifth and last quarter in the 2001 series, shows
the stately mansion, Federal Hill, with an inscription that reads, "My Old
Kentucky Home." A thoroughbred racehorse is positioned behind a fence in the
foreground of the quarter.
Kentucky was the first state on the western frontier to join the Union and is
one of four states to call itself a "commonwealth." Kentucky is home of the
longest running annual horse race in the country, the Kentucky Derby. The famous
Kentucky Bluegrass country is also grazing ground for some of the world's finest
racehorses. Also featured on the new quarter is another prominent symbol of
Kentucky, Federal Hill, which has become known as "My Old Kentucky Home." The
design shows a side view of the famous Bardstown home where Stephen Foster wrote
the state song, "My Old Kentucky Home."
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The Kentucky quarter depicts the stately mansion,
Federal Hill, with an inscription that reads, "My Old Kentucky Home." A
thoroughbred racehorse is positioned behind a fence in the foreground.
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Kentucky's First Lady Judi Patton led the Kentucky Quarter Project Committee.
The Committee received 1,800 design suggestions statewide and narrowed the
submissions down to 12 finalists. The final designs were displayed in the front
lobby of the Capitol and over the Internet from June 15-17, 1999.
Over 50,000
residents of Kentucky cast votes for their favorite concepts that included "My
Old Kentucky Home", a horse and a jockey, Abraham Lincoln's birthplace, and
Daniel Boone. Governor Paul E. Patton selected the final design that features
"My Old Kentucky Home."
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