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Missouri
Quarter Page
History, Facts, and Images of the Missouri 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 Missouri quarter depicts Lewis and Clark’s
historic return to St. Louis down the Missouri River, with the Jefferson
National Expansion Memorial (Gateway Arch) in the background. The quarter
is inscribed "Corps of Discovery 1804-2004." While much of the state’s history is tied to the mighty rivers that flow through it, the "Show Me State" got its nickname because of the devotion of its people to simple common sense. In 1899, Rep. Willard D. Vandiver said, "Frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I'm from Missouri. You've got to show me." It is easy to imagine President Thomas Jefferson saying "show me" as he sent Lewis and Clark forth on their 1,500-mile trek into the uncharted Louisiana Purchase territory. Their 1,500-mile journey westward and back, which some claim was the greatest U.S. military expedition ever, began in St. Charles, Missouri -- just 20 miles west of St. Louis -- in 1804 and ended when they returned to St. Louis, Missouri in 1806. We have available State Quarters and Coin Packages for Beginner and Advanced Collectors! See our Selections!
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The
Missouri Quarter is the fourth of the 50 States Commemorative Quarters
released by the U.S. Mint in the year 2003, and the 24th of the entire
series. To the left is the rear of the coin.