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The 2011 Vicksburg National Military Park Quarter represented the fourth release of the America the Beautiful Quarters series for 2011 and the ninth release for the series overall. The site was selected to represent the state of Mississippi.
The Vicksburg Quarter features a surprising depiction of the U.S.S. Cairo on the Yazoo River. Rather than depicting a present day scene from the park or one of the many monuments present, the striking image of the ironclad gunboat is shown as it would have been seen when it was used by the Union Navy during the Civil War. The image was designed by Thomas Cleveland and sculpted by Joseph Menna.
On the coin’s obverse is the the portrait of George Washington that used for all issues of the series. It was originally designed for the 1932 Washington Quarter, and used either in original or modified format for all circulating quarter dollars issued since.
The circulation release date for the Vicksburg National Military Park Quarter was August 29, 2011. The coins were distributed to the channels of circulation by Federal Reserve Banks and available within various numismatic products offered by the United States Mint. Finally, a five ounce silver bullion version was distributed through the US Mint’s network of authorized purchasers.
The circulation mintage for the Vicksburg Quarter reached a total of 64,200,000. This was broken down between 30,800,000 coins struck at Philadelphia and 33,400,000 coins struck at Denver.