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 to recognize each of the five state quarters issued by the Mint in 2000. These include Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, and Virginia. 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™
Limited Time Edition
10th in a Collection.
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- Released: 2000 (October)
- Retail Price: $14.95 USA
- Material(s): metal
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- SKU: QMP9440
- Produced in: USA
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VIRGINIA QUARTER Issued October 2000 Featured on the “tails” side of the Virginia quarter is the Jamestown Quadricentennial design. Jamestown, the site of the first permanent British settlement in North America, was founded on May 13, 1607, in Virginia. As part of a business venture, three ships – Discovery, Constant, and Godspeed – brought Captain John Smith, and the first settlers to the site. This quarter is the tenth issued by the United States Mint in its 50 State Quarters Program. The ceremonial launch for the Virginia quarter was held on October 16, 2000, at Jamestown Settlement. VIRGINIA ORNAMENT The American Spirit Collection ornament for Virginia features as its centerpiece a never-circulated Virginia quarter dollar. The symbols on the ornament signify Virginia’s important place in American history. State bird: Cardinal DATE OF STATEHOOD VIRGINIA June 25, 1788 Virginia, the site is some of the most important events in American history, has several nicknames. The state’s most well known nickname is the “Old Dominion.” King Charles II gave the state this name because it remained loyal to England during the English Civil War in the mid-1600s. It is also known as the “Mother of States,” since all or part of eight other states were formed from the western territory once claimed by Virginia – Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. VIRGINIA FACTS AT A GLANCE Capitol: Richmond 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.
Revolutionary War: In 1781, Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in the last major battle of the Revolutionary War in America.
State flower: Dogwood
State butterfly: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Cemetery: Nearly four million people each year visit Arlington National Cemetery. Fallen American soldiers from every war in which the United States has participated are included among the more than 163,000 buried there.
Tree branches: The dogwood is Virginia’s state tree.
Flag: Symbolic of Virginia being one of the original 13 colonies
Population estimate (1998): 6,791,345
Size: 40,598 square miles
State motto: Thus Always to Tyrants
Nickname: Old Dominion
Description
Limited Time Edition
10th in a Collection.
VIRGINIA QUARTER
Issued October 2000
Featured on the “tails” side of the Virginia quarter is the Jamestown Quadricentennial design.
Jamestown, the site of the first permanent British settlement in North America, was founded on May 13, 1607, in Virginia. As part of a business venture, three ships – Discovery, Constant, and Godspeed – brought Captain John Smith, and the first settlers to the site.
This quarter is the tenth issued by the United States Mint in its 50 State Quarters Program. The ceremonial launch for the Virginia quarter was held on October 16, 2000, at Jamestown Settlement.
VIRGINIA ORNAMENT
The American Spirit Collection ornament for Virginia features as its centerpiece a never-circulated Virginia quarter dollar. The symbols on the ornament signify Virginia’s important place in American history.
State bird: Cardinal
Revolutionary War: In 1781, Lord Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown in the last major battle of the Revolutionary War in America.
State flower: Dogwood
State butterfly: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Cemetery: Nearly four million people each year visit Arlington National Cemetery. Fallen American soldiers from every war in which the United States has participated are included among the more than 163,000 buried there.
Tree branches: The dogwood is Virginia’s state tree.
Flag: Symbolic of Virginia being one of the original 13 colonies
DATE OF STATEHOOD VIRGINIA
June 25, 1788
Virginia, the site is some of the most important events in American history, has several nicknames. The state’s most well known nickname is the “Old Dominion.” King Charles II gave the state this name because it remained loyal to England during the English Civil War in the mid-1600s. It is also known as the “Mother of States,” since all or part of eight other states were formed from the western territory once claimed by Virginia – Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
VIRGINIA FACTS AT A GLANCE
Capitol: Richmond
Population estimate (1998): 6,791,345
Size: 40,598 square miles
State motto: Thus Always to Tyrants
Nickname: Old Dominion
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: 2000 (October)
- Retail Price: $14.95 USA
- Material(s): metal
- Dimensions:
- SKU: QMP9440
- Produced in: USA
- Production Date(s):
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