Parkway gets its own quarter design
The Blue Ridge Parkway will take its place on U.S. currency with a special quarter design this summer, as part of the the U.S. Mint’s America the Beautiful Quarters Program, a series honoring one site or park in each state.
The coin’s reverse design shows a curving road hugging the mountainside, with the state flower — the flowering dogwood — in the foreground.
“The nationwide circulation of this newly-minted Blue Ridge Parkway Quarter will introduce many to the unique features of this historic designed landscape and provide many who already enjoy the Parkway a reminder of some of the elements that make this park so special,” said Parkway Superintendent Mark Woods.
The Parkway will celebrate the release of its quarter at 10 a.m. on June 25 in Asheville’s Pack Square Park. Grammy-award-winning musician David Holt will emcee and play for the ceremony. All children attending will receive a free quarter.
The Parkway coin is the 28th of 56 to be released. Five new coins will be released every year, with the last coin coming out in 2021.
