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The Rhode Island State Quarter was released on March 21, 2001 as the 13th coin in the State Quarter Program. Rhode Island’s original Statehood date was May 29, 1790. The reverse features a sailboat in Narragansett Bay with the Pell Bridge in the background.
The Pell Bridge picture was taken on October 20, 2019 while staying at Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina located on Goat Island.
Statehood Date: May 29, 1790
State Capitol: Providence
State Nickname: The Ocean State
State Motto: Hope
State Bird: Rhode Island Red Hen
State Tree: Red Maple
State Flower: Common Blue Violet
State Insect: American Burying Beetle
State Animal: Harbor Seal
State Fish: Stripped Bass