Massachusetts State Quarter
50 State Quarters
- Year of Issue: 2000
- Authorizing Legislation: Public Law 105-124
Background
The Massachusetts State Quarter is the sixth coin in the 50 State Quarters Program. The U.S. Mint released it on January 3, 2000 as the first quarter of the year.
The quarter design shows the a minuteman soldier. During the Revolutionary War, many citizens were called to fight at a minute’s notice, earning the name “minutemen.”
Massachusetts Facts
Nickname: The Bay State
Capital: Boston
Statehood: February 6, 1788
Characteristics
The obverse (heads) design features the familiar image of George Washington by John Flanagan, used on the quarter since 1932.
The reverse (tails) shows the figure of a minuteman soldier of the American Revolution against an outline of the state.
Obverse Inscriptions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- LIBERTY
- IN GOD WE TRUST
- QUARTER DOLLAR
Reverse Inscriptions
- THE BAY STATE
- MASSACHUSETTS
- 1788
- 2000
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
Mint and Mint Mark
Artist Information
Obverse- Designer: John Flanagan and William Cousins
- Thomas D. Rogers