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The Georgia quarter, the fourth
quarter released under the 50 State
Quarters® Program, is a real peach.
The selected design incorporates
several symbols associated with this
traditional, yet very diverse
southern state.
Just from studying the Georgia quarter
design, one can learn a lot about the
fourth state of the Union. The selected
design prominently features the peach - a
symbol long associated with the state -
within the confines of a silhouetted
outline of the state. Live Oak sprigs
border the central design paying homage to
the official state tree, the Live Oak. And
if you ever need to know the Georgia state
motto, simply look across the top of the
design, where the words "Wisdom, Justice,
Moderation," grace a hanging
banner.
The selection
process for the Georgia quarter was
initiated when Georgia Governor Zell
Miller tasked the Georgia Council for
the Arts with the development and
selection of the Georgia circulating
quarter design.
The Council
responded by submitting five design
concepts to the United States Mint.
Of these five designs, four
candidates were reviewed and
recommended by the Citizens
Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee
and the Fine Arts Commission, and
approved by the Secretary of the
Treasury for use on the 1999 Georgia
quarter. Upon receipt and careful
review of the designs, Governor
Miller selected the featured
design.
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The Georgia quarter features
the peach, a silhouetted outline of
the state, live oak sprigs, and the
Georgia state motto, "Wisdom,
Justice, Moderation.
United States Mint
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To
learn even more about the
State Quarters Program, please
visit,
The United States
Mint
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