remaining missing quarters.
The New Hampshire state quarter was the ninth state quarter to be issued by the U.S. mint. It was the third one to be released in the year 2000. Governor Jeanne Shaheen started the Commemorative Quarter Committee. People from the Department of Cultural Affairs, Arts Educators, Historical Societies, the Senate, and numismatists helped on the committee. New Hampshire's citizens gave design ideas to the committee when the committee held a competition. Governor Shaheen recommended the final design to the Secretary of the Treasury.
New Hampshire entered the union on July 21, 1788, and nine stars on the quarter represent New Hampshire as the ninth state to join the union. One of the main features on the quarter is "The Old Man of the Mountain."
"The Old Man of the Mountain" is a rock pattern that can be found on Mt.
Cannon in the Franconia Notch gateway to Northern New Hampshire. It is
made up of five ledges of Conway red granite and is clearly visible from
a very small area near Profile Lake. Years ago, natural events on the
Earth created a carving on the side of the mountain that looks like the
side of an old man's face. The face is 25 feet wide and 40 feet tall.
Geologists believe that this rock formation was created by the movement
of the ice sheet at the end of the glacial period and is between 2,000
to 10,000 years old.
The quarter's final feature is New Hampshire's state motto: "Live Free or Die." These words were spoken by General John Stark, who was New Hampshire's most famous Revolutionary soldier. General Stark developed leadership qualities in his youth from early training with his father in farm work, lumbering, hunting, and trapping. He was captured by Indians, and he studied their language and customs. During the Revolutionary War he commanded troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Battle of Bennington. General Stark had a great ability to anticipate the enemy's next action, which made him a hero. At both of these battles General Stark's soldiers showed their willingness to give their lives for the cause of freedom.
The quarter's final feature is New Hampshire's state motto: "Live Free or Die." These words were spoken by General John Stark, who was New Hampshire's most famous Revolutionary soldier. General Stark developed leadership qualities in his youth from early training with his father in farm work, lumbering, hunting, and trapping. He was captured by Indians, and he studied their language and customs. During the Revolutionary War he commanded troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Battle of Bennington. General Stark had a great ability to anticipate the enemy's next action, which made him a hero. At both of these battles General Stark's soldiers showed their willingness to give their lives for the cause of freedom.