Florida State Quarter
The US Mint started producing commemorative 25¢ quarters for each US State in 1999. The quarters are being minted in the order in which the States ratified the US Constitution or joined the Union.
The Florida State Quarter is the 27th in the series and was the second to be released in 2004 following a competition to decide upon the design in which some 420,000 Floridians voted.
It is estimated that over a period of 10 weeks starting on March 1st 2004, some 480 million Florida State Quarters were produced.
Florida State Quarter "Gateway to Discovery"
The Florida State Quarter is entitled "Gateway to Discovery" and shows a space shuttle, a 16th century Spanish galleon and two sabal palm trees.
The space shuttle represents modern day exploration and the galleon represents the early explorers to the region.
The Spanish explorer, Ponce de Leon arrived in Florida at Easter in 1513. He named the region Pascua Florida meaning Flowery Easter.
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