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Yeah, maybe this year’s not coming in so hot. We’ve got raging wildfires, a government in turmoil and Megxit to deal with. But all is not lost.
Y’all, we have bat quarters now.
As part of the United States Mint’s America the Beautiful Quarters Program commemorating the country’s national parks and sites, the bat quarter honors the National Park of American Samoa.
According to the U.S. Mint:
“The reverse (tails) design depicts a Samoan fruit bat mother hanging in a tree with her pup. The image evokes the remarkable care and energy that this species puts into their offspring. The design is intended to promote awareness to the species’ threatened status due to habitat loss and commercial hunting.”
Expect to see this special coin in circulation starting in February.
There are 56 coins featuring each state, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories–Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Social media users went wild over the new design.
https://twitter.com/EmmaCaterineDSA/status/1214909162787868675
One user went straight for the Batman jokes–low hanging fruit.
Others showed they were pretty batty about the new currency.
And some took the opportunity to ask for an update on the postponed Harriet Tubman $20 bill.
Other coins to expect are:
- Weir Farm National Historic Site in Connecticut
- Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve in the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Vermont
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas
But the bat quarter is meeting all my currency expectations for this year, so I’m good.
How about you? Love the new bat quarter? Let us know in the comments.
