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US Mint to launch Guam quarter on June 4
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Posted on May 28 2009
The public is being invited to join U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy at the launch of the commemorative quarter-dollar coin honoring Guam at Skinner Plaza in Hagåtña, Guam, on Thursday, June 4, at 9am.
Guam Gov. Felix Camacho, first lady Joann Camacho, and invited guests will join in the ceremony that includes local entertainment and a coin exchange.
The Guam commemorative quarter-dollar—released into circulation on May 26—is the third in the 2009 District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program. The reverse (tails side) design depicts the outline of the island, a flying proa (a seagoing craft built by the Chamorro people) and a latte stone (an architectural element used as the base of homes). Inscriptions on the reverse include the words GUAM and Guahan I Tanó ManChamorro, which means “Guam— Land of the Chamorro.”
After the ceremony, the public may exchange their currency for $10 rolls of shiny, new Guam quarters. Children 18 years old and younger will receive a free quarter.
On the eve of the launch ceremony, Moy will host a Coin Collector’s Forum at the University of Guam, Leon Guerrero School of Business and Public Administration Building, on Wednesday, June 3, at 12pm, an opportunity for the public to express their ideas and ask questions on the nation’s coinage.
The Guam quarter is the third in the 2009 District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program.
Gov. Camacho solicited and reviewed reverse design narratives from the public, narrowing hundreds of submissions down to two—the outline of the Island of Guam with a flying proa and latte stone and a flying proa at sail, a coconut tree bending toward the water and Two Lovers Point in the background. These narratives were forwarded to the United States Mint for the production of artistic renderings, which were then proposed to the territory. Through a public vote, the island, flying proa and latte stone design was recommended for the Guam quarter, and the Secretary of the Treasury approved it on July 31, 2008. [B][I](PR)[/I][/B]
