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Caption: "Virtue, Liberty, Independence"
Release date: March 8, 1999
Entered Statehood: December 12, 1787
Mintage: 707,332,000
Reverse: Commonwealth statue, state outline, keystone
Engraver: John Mercanti
Interesting fact: Pennsylvania's 2008 total gross state product (GSP) of $553.3 billion ranks the state 6th in the nation. If Pennsylvania were an independent country, its economy would rank as the 18th largest in the world. On a per-capita basis, Pennsylvania's per-capita GSP of $35,641 ranks 26th among the 50 states.