Great Sand Dunes National Park Quarter
- Year of Issue: 2014
- Authorizing Legislation: Public Law 110-456
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Background
The Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter is the fourth of 2014 and the 24th overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has the tallest dunes in North America as the centerpiece of the site’s diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, conifer and aspen forests, alpine lakes, and tundra. These can be experienced through hiking, sand sledding, splashing in Medano Creek and watching wildlife. The Great Sand Dunes National Park was first established as a national site on March 17, 1932 (47 Stat. 2506).
Characteristics
The reverse design features a father and son playing in the sand next to the creek bed. The distinctive mountains and sand dunes are featured in the background. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
Obverse Inscriptions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- LIBERTY
- IN GOD WE TRUST
- QUARTER DOLLAR
Reverse Inscriptions
- GREAT SAND DUNES
- COLORADO
- 2014
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
Mint and Mint Mark
Artist Information
Reverse- Don Everhart, Sculptor-Engraver