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The Tennessee quarter, the first quarter of 2002 and sixteenth in the series,
celebrates the state's contributions to our nation's musical heritage. The
design incorporates musical instruments and a score with the inscription
"Musical Heritage." Three stars represent Tennessee's three regions and the
instruments symbolize each region's distinct musical style.
The fiddle represents the Appalachian music of east Tennessee, the trumpet
stands for the blues of west Tennessee for which Memphis is famous, and the
guitar is for central Tennessee, home to Nashville, the capital of country
music.
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The Tennessee quarter
Incorporates musical instruments – the fiddle, the trumpet, and the guitar.
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On March 27, 2000, Governor Don Sundquist announced a statewide contest for
students, artists, and citizens to submit design concepts by June 1, 2000. The
state received nearly 1,000 submissions. A seven-person Tennessee Coin
Commission that the Governor created sent its three favorite concepts to the
Mint on June 28, 2000. These included Musical Heritage, Ratification of the 19th
Amendment and Sequoyah, the creator of the Cherokee writing system. On June 26,
2001, the Mint provided Governor Sundquist with five approved renditions of the
concepts, from which he chose "Musical Heritage."
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Tennessee State Quarter
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