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Release date of Maryland State Quarter:
March 13, 2000.
The Maryland quarter, the 2nd in the Year 2000
series, highlights the striking dome of the Maryland Statehouse.
Through its new quarter, our 7th state shares its pride for the honored
Maryland Statehouse. A distinctive building dating back to 1772, it
features the country's largest wooden dome built without nails. Besides
housing Maryland's colonial legislature, it was also crucial to our
national history.
From 1783-1784, the Maryland Statehouse served as the nation's first
peacetime capital. The Treaty of Paris was ratified here, officially
ending the Revolutionary War. A treasure preserved, the Statehouse
continues as the country's oldest state capital building still in
legislative use.
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striking Maryland Statehouse surrounded by White Oak leaf clusters and
the nickname "The Old Line State." United States Mint image.
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Leaf clusters from the official state tree, the White Oak, and the
nickname The Old Line State complete the selected design. Maryland is
nicknamed the Old Line State in honor of its "troops of the line."
These troops won praise from George Washington, who was
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War.
Governor Parris N. Glendening favored this design over five others
recommended by the Maryland Commemorative Coin Committee. He
established this commission specifically to evaluate quarter design
submissions.
Purchase a Maryland
State Quarter
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