¼ Dollar "Washington Quarter" (Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Kentucky) , United States

2016

Obverse

Reverse

Coin Details

Obverse

Description:

The portrait in left profile of George Washington, the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797, is accompanied with the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" and the lettering "LIBERTY" surrounded with the denomination and the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", initials JF in truncation of portrait.

Script:

Latin

Lettering:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST LIBERTY P JF QUARTER DOLLAR

Engravers:

William Cousins

Reverse

Description:

A frontiersman gazing across the mountains to the West. Many pioneers used Cumberland Gap on their journey into the western frontiers of Kentucky and Tennessee. Inscriptions are “CUMBERLAND GAP,” “FIRST DOORWAY TO THE WEST,” “KENTUCKY,” “2016” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”

Script:

Latin

Lettering:

CUMBERLAND GAP FIRST DOORWAY TO THE WEST BF JFM KENTUCKY 2016 E PLURIBUS UNUM

Translation:

Cumberland Gap First Doorway to the West BF JFM Kentucky 2016 Out of Many, One

Engravers:

Joseph Menna