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Release date of Mississippi State Quarter:
October 15, 2002. The Mississippi quarter, the fifth and last
quarter of 2002 and 20th in the series, showcases the beauty and
elegance of the state flower, combining the blossoms and leaves of two
magnolias with the inscription "The Magnolia State."
In 1900, when Mississippi schoolchildren were
asked to vote for a state
flower, they selected the magnolia over a group that included cape
jasmine, yellow jasmine and cotton. The selection remained unofficial,
however, as the legislature did not act on the result. A similar
election for state tree in 1935 gave the magnolia a landslide victory,
one that was made official on April 1, 1938. On February 26, 1952, the
Mississippi legislature finally adopted the magnolia as the state
flower, opposed by only one vote. Purchase a Mississippi
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