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Arkansas
Quarter Page
History, Facts, and Images of the Arkansas Quarter, part of the US Mint's 50 States Quarter Collecting Program! |
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According to the U.S. Mint's official website, the Arkansas quarter was acquired through the Louisiana Purchase and later became the Arkansas Territory before gaining statehood. The Arkansas quarter design bears the image of rice stalks, a diamond and a mallard gracefully flying above a lake. It is fitting
that the "Natural State," Arkansas's official nickname, chose
images of natural resources. Arkansas has an abundance of clear streams,
rivers and lakes. In fact, Arkansas has more than 600,000 acres of natural
lakes. Arkansas is also known for its sportsmanship and boasts mallard
hunting as a main attraction for hunters across the nation. Visitors to
Arkansas can search Crater of Diamonds State Park for precious gems including,
of course, diamonds. The mine at Crater of Diamonds State Park reportedly
is the oldest diamond mine in North America, and the only one in the United
States open to the public-visitors get to keep what they find. Visitors
can also experience "Rice Fever" in Arkansas-just the way W.H.
Fuller did when he grew the first commercially successful rice crop in
Arkansas. Soon after, thousands of acres of the Grand Prairie were changed
to cultivate rice, and Arkansas became the leading producer of the grain
in the United States. We have available State Quarters and Coin Packages for Beginner and Advanced Collectors! See our Selections!
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The
Arkansas Quarter is the last of the 50 States Commemorative Quarters released
by the U.S. Mint in the year 2003, and the 25th of the entire series.
To the left is the rear of the coin.