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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. United States Mint image.
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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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