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Release date of Oregon State Quarter: June
06, 2005.
The State of Oregon is honored with the third
quarter to be released in 2005, and the 33rd in the United States
Mint’s 50 State Quarters® Program.
On February 14, 1859, Oregon became the 33rd state to be admitted into
the Union. Its coin design features a portion of Crater Lake, the
deepest lake in the United States, viewed from the south-southwest rim.
The design incorporates Wizard Island, as well as Watchman and Hillman
Peaks on the lake’s rim and conifers. The coin bears the inscription
"Crater Lake."
Crater Lake is a unique and stunning natural treasure, formed more than
7,700 years ago by the collapse of Mt. Mazama in what is now southern
Oregon. At 1,949 feet, it is the deepest lake in the United States and
the seventh deepest in the world, and has a record clarity depth of 134
feet. The main cause of Crater Lake’s remarkable clarity is its
isolation from incoming streams and rivers.
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| The Oregon quarter features a
portion of Crater Lake, viewed from the south-southwest rim to include
Wizard Island and Watchman and Hillman Peaks on the lake’s rim. United
States Mint image.
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President Theodore Roosevelt established Crater Lake National Park in
1902, with the lake itself as the Park’s crown jewel. It is the sixth
oldest national park in the country. Since its creation, Crater Lake
National Park has helped protect both the Native American cultural ties
to the area and the natural habitat of the animal and plant life that
lies within its boundaries.
On May 24, 2004, Governor Ted Kulongoski endorsed the recommendation of
the 18-member Oregon Commemorative Coin Commission by forwarding the
Crater Lake design to the United States Mint. Other themes considered
by the Commission and the Governor included an historical theme
featuring the Oregon Trail, Mt. Hood with the Columbia River, and a
wild Chinook salmon. The Department of Treasury approved the "Crater
Lake" design on July 13, 2004.
Purchase an Oregon
State Quarter
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