South Dakota State Design

The South Dakota quarter was the 40th state quarter to be released by the US. Mint. South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, and the South Dakota quarter was the fifth one to be released in the year 2006. The design for this quarter was chosen by Governor M. Michael Rounds from the ideas he received from the people of South Dakota. On the state quarter of South Dakota you will see the state bird, the Chinese ring-necked pheasant. You also will see the four presidents carved on Mount Rushmore, which is in this state. The four presidents are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore was carved on the mountainside by Gutzon Borglum in 1927. You will also see two pieces of wheat on the sides. It is important in the state of South Dakota because they grow a lot of wheat in the state.

South Dakota State Quarter Design
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The South Dakota quarter was the 40th state quarter to be released by the US. Mint. South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, and the South Dakota quarter was the fifth one to be released in the year 2006. The design for this quarter was chosen by Governor M. Michael Rounds from the ideas he received from the people of South Dakota. On the state quarter of South Dakota you will see the state bird, the Chinese ring-necked pheasant. You also will see the four presidents carved on Mount Rushmore, which is in this state. The four presidents are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore was carved on the mountainside by Gutzon Borglum in 1927. You will also see two pieces of wheat on the sides. It is important in the state of South Dakota because they grow a lot of wheat in the state.