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2011 America the Beautiful Quarters
| 2011 ATB Quarters |
| Design | Denver | Phil. |
| Gettysburg | 30,400,000 | 30,800,000 |
| Glacier | 31,200,000 | 30,400,000 |
| Olympic | 30,600,000 | 30,400,000 |
| Vicksburg | 33,400,000 | 30,800,000 |
| Chickasaw | 69,400,000 | 73,800,000 |
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America the Beautiful Quarters Obverse
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Pennsylvania, Gettysburg National Military Park
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The Gettysburg National Military Park Quarter
The Gettysburg National Military Park quarter is the first to be released in 2011, and the sixth overall in the
America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. The Battle of Gettysburg, the Union victory in the summer of 1863 that
ended General Robert E. Lee's second and most ambitious invasion of the North, was a turning point in the Civil
War. Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Rebellion," it was among the war's bloodiest battles, with
51,000 casualties. It also provided President Abraham Lincoln with the setting for his most famous address. It
was the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association, a group of concerned citizens, that first set out in 1864 to
preserve the battlefield as a memorial to the Union troops who fought there. The park is well-known for its many
monuments and memorials, the majority of which were placed by veterans of the battle. On February 11, 1895, the
battlefield was transferred to the federal government as Gettysburg National Military Park.
Designer: Joel Iskowitz
Engraver: Phebe Hemphill
Description: Depicts the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, which is located on
the battle line of the Union Army at Cemetery Ridge. Inscriptions are "GETTYSBURG",
"PENNSYLVANIA", "2011" and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
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Montana, Glacier National Park
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Washington, Olympic National Park
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The Glacier National Park Quarter
The Glacier National Park quarter is the second to be released in 2011 and the seventh overall in the America the
Beautiful Quarters® Program. The park is named for its prominent glacier-carved terrain and remnant glaciers
descended from the ice age of 10,000 years ago. Glacial forces, ancient seas, geologic faults and uplifting all
combined to create some of the most spectacular scenery on earth. Known to the Blackfeet as the "Backbone of the
World," Glacier National Park preserves more than 1 million acres of forests, alpine meadows, lakes, rugged peaks
and glacially carved valleys in the Northern Rocky Mountains. These lands were first set aside as a national reserve
on February 22, 1897.
Designer: Barbara Fox
Engraver: Charles L. Vickers
Description: Depicts a classic view of the northeast slope of Mount Reynolds
towering in the distance, while a mountain goat climbs over the rocky slopes of the
park's high country. Inscriptions are "GLACIER", "MONTANA", "2011" and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
The Olympic National Park Quarter
The Olympic National Park quarter is the third to be released in 2011, and the eighth overall in the America the
Beautiful Quarters® Program. From glistening tidepools to glacier-capped peaks, Olympic National Park protects
more than 70 miles of Pacific Ocean beaches and, less than 33 miles away, the glacier-capped 7,980-foot summit of
Mount Olympus that is the heart of the Olympic range. The park consists of coastline, rugged peaks, meadows and
lakes, scattered forests and steep forested slopes ending in broad, U-shaped valleys. Geology, climate, isolation,
history and sheer size make this nearly 1 million-acre park home to relatively intact ecosystems and a priceless
living laboratory for plants and myriad species of animals large and small. It was first established as a national
site on February 22, 1897.
Designer: Susan Gamble
Engraver: Michael Gaudioso
Description: Depicts a Roosevelt elk standing on a gravel river bar of the Hoh
River with a view of Mount Olympus in the background. Inscriptions are "OLYMPIC",
"WASHINGTON", "201"1 and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
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Mississippi, Vicksburg National Military Park
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Oklahoma, Chickasaw National Recreation Area
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The Vicksburg National Military Park Quarter
The Vicksburg National Military Park quarter is the fourth released in 2011 and the ninth overall in the
America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. The park commemorates one of the pivotal battles of the Civil War
- the campaign, siege, and defense of Vicksburg, Miss. Surrender on July 4, 1863, coupled with the fall
of Port Hudson, La., split the South, giving control of the Mississippi River to the North. The museum
exhibits at the park depict the hardships of civilians and soldiers during the devastating 47-day siege
of the city. More than 1,350 monuments, a national cemetery and the restored Union ironclad gunboat, the U.S.S.
Cairo, mark the 16-mile tour road. The U.S.S. Cairo was the first warship sunk by an electronically detonated
"torpedo," which ushered in a new age of naval warfare. Vicksburg was first established as a national site on
February 21, 1899.
Designer: Thomas Cleveland
Engraver: Joseph Menna
Description: Depicts the U.S.S. Cairo on the Yazoo River as it would have been
seen when it served the Union Navy during the Civil War. Inscriptions are "VICKSBURG",
"MISSISSIPPI", "2011" and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
The Chickasaw National Recreation Area Quarter
The Chickasaw National Recreation Area quarter is the fifth released in 2011 and the 10th overall
in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. The park is unique in that it was founded through
the support of an Indian tribe, the Chickasaw Nation. Chickasaw National Recreation Area exists
as a part of the national park system to provide for the protection of the area's unique resources,
springs, streams, lakes and other natural features; to protect and interpret its cultural history,
historic landscapes and structures; to commemorate the Chickasaw Nation; and to provide for public
education, appreciation and recreational use and enjoyment of those resources. It was originally
established as a national site on July 1, 1902.
Designer: Donna Weaver
Engraver: Jim Licaretz
Description: Depicts the Lincoln Bridge, built of limestone and dedicated in 1909
to celebrate the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Inscriptions are "CHICKASAW",
"OKLAHOMA", "2011" and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
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