On the back of some quarters it tells something about the state.
Some are obvious like:
Arizona - Grand Canyon State
Washington - Evergreen State
Montana - Big Sky Country
Utah - Crossroads of the West
Minnesota - Land of 10,000 Lakes
Michigan - Great Lakes State
Texas - The Lone Star State
Louisiana - Louisiana Purchase
But there are some I didn't know:
New Mexico - The Land of Enchantment
Florida - Gateway to Discovery
Alaska - The Great Land
Nevada - The Silver State
Wyoming - The Equality State
Oregon - Crater Lake
Iowa - Foundation in Education
Missouri - Corps of Discovery
Tennessee - Musical heritage
Ohio - Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers
New York - Gateway to Freedom
New Hampshire - Live Free or Die Old Man of the Mountain
Some that I'm not sure what they mean:
Hawaii - UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO
Idaho - Esto Perpetua
Some that aren't very creative at all:
California - John Muir Yosemite Valley
West Virginia - New River Gorge
Nebraska - Chimney Rock
Colorado - Colorful Colorado
Illinois - Land of Lincoln
Some don't have any words describing the state.
And they all say: E Pluribus Unum
*I didn't list all of them, but some of the more interesting ones.
1 comment:
The translation on Hawaii's motto is: The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness. Now you can take it out of the list of one's you don't know! :-)
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