Final Coin in America the Beautiful Quarters Program Available Feb. 8
United States Mint will begin accepting orders for products featuring the 56th and final coin in the
America the Beautiful Quarters Program. The coin honors the
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in
Alabama.
World War II with the
Moton Field control tower in the background. The pilot looks upward with pride and confidence as two
P-51 Mustangs pass overhead. The inscription “THEY FOUGHT TWO WARS” is arced across the top as a reference to the dual battles the Tuskegee Airmen fought – fascism abroad and racial discrimination at home. Inscriptions are “TUSKEGEE AIRMEN,” “ALABAMA,” “2021,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”
Final Coin in U. S. Mint America the Beautiful Quarters® Program Available February 8
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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site Quarter WASHINGTON (PRWEB) February 01, 2021 On February 8, at noon EST, the United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for products featuring the 56th and final coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program. The coin honors the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama.
The coin’s reverse (tails) depicts a Tuskegee Airman pilot suiting up to join the fight during World War II with the Moton Field control tower in the background. The pilot looks upward with pride and confidence as two P-51 Mustangs pass overhead. The inscription “THEY FOUGHT TWO WARS” is arced across the top as a reference to the dual battles the Tuskegee Airmen fought – fascism abroad and racial discrimination at home. Inscriptions are “TUSKEGEE AIRMEN,” “ALABAMA,
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By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
Tuskegee residents and other Alabamians may make the case that the U.S. Mint saved the best for last.
The mint on Monday released the 2021 America the Beautiful Quarter honoring the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. This is the final of 56 quarters depicting national parks and other national sites issued in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program that launched in 2010.
“It is fitting that such a significant historic site will complete this successful coin program,” Mint Director David J. Ryder said in a news release. “The Mint is proud to honor the men and women who overcame segregation and prejudice to become one of the most highly respected fighter groups of World War II.”
US Mint to honor Tuskegee Airmen with special quarter
Updated Jan 02, 2021;
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The Tuskegee Airmen are being honored by the U.S. Mint with a quarter dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site.
The coin, which will be the final installment in the mint’s popular America the Beautiful Quarters Program, is slated to be officially released Monday.
All of the nearly 1,000 Black military pilots who trained in the U.S. during World War II did so in Tuskegee. Of those, 450 were deployed overseas and 150 died, including 66 who were killed in action. There were also more than 15,000 support staff, like navigators, bombardiers and mechanics.
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