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Release date of Nebraska State Quarter: April 03,
2006.
The second commemorative quarter-dollar coin released in 2006 honors
Nebraska, and is the 37th coin in the United States Mint's 50 State Quarters®
Program. Nebraska, nicknamed the "Cornhusker State," was admitted into the Union
on March 1, 1867, becoming our Nation's 37th state.
Nebraska's quarter depicts an
ox-drawn covered wagon carrying pioneers in the foreground and Chimney Rock, the
natural wonder that rises from the valley of North Platte River, measuring 445
feet from base to tip. The sun is in full view behind the wagon. The coin also
bears the inscriptions "Nebraska," "Chimney Rock" and "1867."
Chimney Rock was designated a National Historic Site on August 9, 1956, and is
maintained and operated by the Nebraska State Historical Society.
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"Chimney Rock," depicts an ox-drawn covered wagon
carrying pioneers in the foreground and Chimney Rock in the background.
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Practically anywhere travelers go in Nebraska they will encounter reminders
of America's westward expansion. The state is crisscrossed by the Oregon and
Mormon Trails, the Pony Express, the Lewis and Clark Trail, the Texas-Ogallala
Trail and the Sidney-Deadwood Trail.
The Nebraska State Quarter Design Committee accepted nearly 6,500 quarter design
ideas from citizens. Four of these were forwarded to the United States Mint and
were used as the basis for narrative designs that were created by United States
Mint sculptor-engravers and artists in the United States Mint's Artistic
Infusion Program. Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman announced his recommendation
of "Chimney Rock" on June 1, 2005. The Department of the Treasury approved the
design on July 20, 2005.
The three other design concepts considered during the final selection process
were "The Capitol," featuring a rendition of the architecturally striking State
Capitol in Lincoln; "The Sower," depicting the figure that stands atop the
Nebraska Capitol, representing Nebraska's standing as an agricultural leader;
and "Chief Standing Bear," paying tribute to the Ponca Indian Chief.
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