¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" (Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi) , United States
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Obverse
The portrait in left profile of George Washington, the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
Latin
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST LIBERTY D JF WC QUARTER DOLLAR
Reverse
The U.S.S. Cairo on the Yazoo River as it would have been seen when it served the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.
Latin
VICKSBURG TC JFM MISSISSIPPI 2011 E PLURIBUS UNUM
Vicksburg TC JFM Mississippi 2011 Out of Many, One
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