remaining missing quarters.
The New York quarter was the eleventh state quarter to be released by
the U.S. Mint. New York became a state on July 26, 1788, and the New York
State quarter was the first one to be issued in the year 2001. The design
of New York State's quarter was chosen by the people of New York. Ideas
were submitted by school children, history buffs, graphic artists and
coin collectors. Governor George Pataki chose five designs, and the people
of New York voted on their favorite design. Then he recommended the final
design to the Secretary of the Treasury.
It displays the Statue of Liberty in front of the outline of a map of New York State. "Gateway to Freedom" is inscribed on the right. The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. We received this statue as a gift from the people of France. It was designed by a French sculptor, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi and was completed in 1884. The statue represents a woman running away from the chains of cruelty. Her torch symbolizes liberty. She also holds a tablet with the date July 4, 1776 engraved on it. This was the day that the United States announced its independence from Great Britain.
It displays the Statue of Liberty in front of the outline of a map of New York State. "Gateway to Freedom" is inscribed on the right. The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. We received this statue as a gift from the people of France. It was designed by a French sculptor, Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi and was completed in 1884. The statue represents a woman running away from the chains of cruelty. Her torch symbolizes liberty. She also holds a tablet with the date July 4, 1776 engraved on it. This was the day that the United States announced its independence from Great Britain.
We
are very proud of this quarter,
because New York is our home state.
because New York is our home state.
From 1892 to 1954 over twelve million immigrants arrived in the United
States by ship. They had to pass Liberty Island on their way to Ellis
Island where they were interviewed and given medical check ups before
they were allowed to enter our country. Many immigrants left their homelands
because they weren't free, so the Statue of Liberty was their first sign
of freedom. New York Harbor became known as the "Gateway to Freedom."
Today Liberty Island and Ellis Island are both museums run by the Statue
of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation and the National Park Service.
On the outline map there is a line for the Hudson River and the Erie Canal. This symbolizes the importance of waterways in New York's development. The Erie Canal was built between 1817 and 1825 because the people of New York needed a faster and cheaper way to travel and trade goods. It connects the Hudson River and Lake Erie and is 584 kilometers long. The Erie Canal helped to increase trade in New York and convince people to move to western New York.
Eleven stars circle the rim of this quarter, representing New York as the 11th state to join the union. We are very proud of this quarter, because New York is our home state.
On the outline map there is a line for the Hudson River and the Erie Canal. This symbolizes the importance of waterways in New York's development. The Erie Canal was built between 1817 and 1825 because the people of New York needed a faster and cheaper way to travel and trade goods. It connects the Hudson River and Lake Erie and is 584 kilometers long. The Erie Canal helped to increase trade in New York and convince people to move to western New York.
Eleven stars circle the rim of this quarter, representing New York as the 11th state to join the union. We are very proud of this quarter, because New York is our home state.