The Denali National Park and Preserve quarter is the fifth to be released in 2012 and the 15th overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.
The reverse (tails side) design features a Dall sheep with Mount McKinley rising in the background. Inscriptions are DENALI, ALASKA, 2012 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Denali National Park and Preserve. Each coin in the series features a common obverse (heads) with the 1932 portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan, restored to bring out subtle details and the beauty of the original model. Inscriptions are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and QUARTER DOLLAR.
Mintage:
Philadelphia | Denver | San Francisco | Clad Proof | Silver Proof |
135,400,000 | 166,600,000 | 1,401,920 | 957,856 | 557,891 |