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The California State Quarter was released on January 31, 2005 as the 31st coin in the State Quarter Program. California’s original Statehood date was September 9, 1850.
The reverse features conservationist John Muir overlooking Half Dome, a granite rock face in Yosemite Valley, with a California condor soaring overhead.
Statehood Date: September 9, 1850
State Capitol: Sacramento
State Nickname: The Golden State
State Motto: Eureka
State Song: I Love You, California
State Bird: California Quail
State Tree: Coast Redwood and Sequoia
State Flower: California Poppy
State Insect: California Dogface Butterfly
State Animal: California Grizzly Bear
State Fish: Golden Trout