50 STATE QUARTERS™ In a unique celebration of history and national pride, the United States Mint in 1999 began the 50 State Quarters Program. Each year the Mint will issue five new commemorative quarters honoring each of the 50 states in the order they entered the Union. These special quarters will be minted both in Philadelphia and Denver. On the coins’ reverse will be unique designs central to each state’s heritage. Hallmark American Spirit Collection ornaments will be offered for all five state quarters issued by the Mint in 1999. These include Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut. A Exclusive Product Offering AMERICAN SPIRIT Hallmark’s American Spirit Collection™ honors the courage, spiritual strength, and unity of purpose behind all great achievements. It celebrates the history of our great country and commemorates the contributions people of all nations have made to preserve the universal principles of liberty and justice. The American Spirit Collection features reminders of our highest ideals, shining symbols to cherish, and treasured mementos to share with loved ones and friends. By remembering our traditions, our hallowed places, and our enduring values, we help bring future generations and our exciting past together in the living heritage that is the American Spirit.
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COLLECTION™
Honoring the Past ★ Believing in the future
Limited Time Edition
4th in a Collection.
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- Released: 1999 (July)
- Retail Price: $12.95 USA/$16.25 CAN
- Material(s): metal
- Dimensions:
- SKU: QMP9403
- Produced in: USA
- Production Date(s):
GEORGIA QUARTER Issued July 1999 The Georgia quarter dollar prominently features a peach, the official fruit of Georgia, within the silhouette outline of the state. The quarter is the fourth issued by the United States Mint in its 50 State Quarters Program. The central design is bordered in live oak sprigs, symbolic of the state tree. Draped across the top of the design is a banner bearing the state motto, “Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation.” The first-strike ceremony for the Georgia quarter was held on July 19, 1999 at the State House in Atlanta. GEORGIA ORNAMENT The American Spirit Collection™ ornament for Georgia features as its centerpiece an uncirculated Georgia quarter dollar. The symbols on the ornament signify Georgia’s important place in American history. Sailing ship: The first steam ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean launched from Georgia. DATE OF STATEHOOD GEORGIA January 2, 1788 In 1733, James, Oglethorpe sailed up the Savannah River, built a settlement, and founded Georgia, the last of the 13 original English colonies. Named for George II of England, Georgia is the biggest state in land area east of the Mississippi. Long regarded as a leading agricultural state, Georgia’s thriving industries and size have earned it the nickname, ” The Empire State of the South.” Georgia is also known for two of its sons, Jimmy Carter, former governor of Georgia, and 39th, President of the United States, and Martin Luther King Jr., recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. GEORGIA FACTS AT A GLANCE Capitol: Atlanta NOTE: The Christmas tree symbol, which normally identifies a collectible series, was replaced with a silhouette of the Continental United States. Ornaments in this collector series were stamped with an identifying Continental United States silhouette symbol. An edition number was also printed in the symbol which permanently documents which issue the item is in the series. Since the coins and ornament were issued in the order states were admitted to the union, the edition number also corresponds with the states admission number.
Horse and rider: This scene represents the historic burning of Atlanta during the Civil War.
Flag: Symbolic of Georgia being one of the original 13 colonies.
State bird: Brown Thrusher
State flower: Cherokee Rose
State tree: Live Oak
State crop: Peanuts
Population estimate (1998): 7,642,207
Size: 58,930 square miles
State motto: Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation
Nickname: The State of the South
Description
Limited Time Edition
4th in a Collection.
GEORGIA QUARTER
Issued July 1999
The Georgia quarter dollar prominently features a peach, the official fruit of Georgia, within the silhouette outline of the state. The quarter is the fourth issued by the United States Mint in its 50 State Quarters Program.
The central design is bordered in live oak sprigs, symbolic of the state tree. Draped across the top of the design is a banner bearing the state motto, “Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation.”
The first-strike ceremony for the Georgia quarter was held on July 19, 1999 at the State House in Atlanta.
GEORGIA ORNAMENT
The American Spirit Collection™ ornament for Georgia features as its centerpiece an uncirculated Georgia quarter dollar. The symbols on the ornament signify Georgia’s important place in American history.
Sailing ship: The first steam ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean launched from Georgia.
Horse and rider: This scene represents the historic burning of Atlanta during the Civil War.
Flag: Symbolic of Georgia being one of the original 13 colonies.
State bird: Brown Thrusher
State flower: Cherokee Rose
State tree: Live Oak
State crop: Peanuts
DATE OF STATEHOOD GEORGIA
January 2, 1788
In 1733, James, Oglethorpe sailed up the Savannah River, built a settlement, and founded Georgia, the last of the 13 original English colonies. Named for George II of England, Georgia is the biggest state in land area east of the Mississippi.
Long regarded as a leading agricultural state, Georgia’s thriving industries and size have earned it the nickname, ” The Empire State of the South.”
Georgia is also known for two of its sons, Jimmy Carter, former governor of Georgia, and 39th, President of the United States, and Martin Luther King Jr., recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.
GEORGIA FACTS AT A GLANCE
Capitol: Atlanta
Population estimate (1998): 7,642,207
Size: 58,930 square miles
State motto: Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation
Nickname: The State of the South
NOTE: The Christmas tree symbol, which normally identifies a collectible series, was replaced with a silhouette of the Continental United States.
Ornaments in this collector series were stamped with an identifying Continental United States silhouette symbol. An edition number was also printed in the symbol which permanently documents which issue the item is in the series. Since the coins and ornament were issued in the order states were admitted to the union, the edition number also corresponds with the states admission number.
- Artist:
- Released: 1999 (July)
- Retail Price: $12.95 USA/$16.25 CAN
- Material(s): metal
- Dimensions:
- SKU: QMP9403
- Produced in: USA
- Production Date(s):
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