Owner Comments:
The South Dakota State Quarter was released on November 6, 2006 as the fortieth coin in the State Quarter Program. South Dakota’s original Statehood date was November 2, 1889.
The reverse features Mount Rushmore (picturing the likenesses of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln), the State Bird (Ring-necked pheasant), and two wheat ears.
Statehood Date: November 2, 1889
State Capitol: Pierre
State Nickname: The Rushmore State
State Motto: Under God, the people rule
State Song: Hail, South Dakota
State Bird: Ring-necked pheasant
State Tree: Black Hills Spruce
State Flower: American Pasque Flower
State Insect: Western Honey Bee
State Animal: Coyote
State Fish: Walleye