New Mexico State Quarter
- Year of Issue: 2008
- Authorizing Legislation: Public Law 105-124
Background
Production Process: Circulating
Coin Type: Circulating
Denomination: Quarter
Authorized Mintage Maximum: N/A
Approval Date: 12/01/1997
Characteristics
Obverse Description: Highlights a bust of President George Washington.
Reverse Description: The reverse of New Mexico’s quarter features a Zia sun symbol over a topographical outline of the State.
Obverse Inscriptions
• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• LIBERTY
• IN GOD WE TRUST
• QUARTER DOLLAR
Reverse Inscriptions
• LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
• NEW MEXICO
• 1912
Mint and Mint Mark
Artist Information
Obverse- Designer: John Flanagan and William Cousins
- Designer: Don Everhart, Sculptor-Engraver