US State Quarter Series #27
Florida
Nickname: the sunshine state
Motto: In God We Trust
Capital: Tallahassee
Area: 65,755 sq mi
Population: 19,057,542 (2011) 353.4/sq mi
Admission to Union: March 3, 1845
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This is 'dieterwi's and 'BlueRain's 26th Cache of the U.S. Quarter Series. Since BlueRain has been living for a year in the U.S. in 2007/2008, we had the idea to create a Geocache series in Germany in memory of that time. This series is now been continued in our second homestead in Florida.
Some of the U.S. Quarters carry a special picture, each of which represents a state. In some caches we glued the unique Quarters into the cap of the cache container.
The commemorative 50 State Quarters series has been published since 1999 by the U.S. Mint. By the end of 2009, all 50 U.S. states will be honored at the back of the 25-cent coin with an individual design.
Every 73 days, or exactly 5 times per year, issued a new 25-cent coin with individual character. The program has a ten-year period andafter the year 2008 each of the fifty states has got its own "quarter". The representation of the back refers always to the particular state and shows a tradition, a historical event or a typical symbol for the state. The design was created for each of a citizen of the State
Florida is a state in the southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north byAlabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Florida is the 22nd most extensive, the 4th most populous, and the 8th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state capital is Tallahassee, its largest city is Jacksonville, and the Miami metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area in the southeastern United States.
Since the first European contact was made in 1513 by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León – who named it La Florida "Flowery Land") upon landing there during the Easter season, Pascua Florida – Florida was a challenge for the European colonial powers before it gained statehood in the United States in 1845. It was a principal location of the Seminole Wars against the Indians, and racial segregation after theAmerican Civil War. Today, it is distinguished by its large Hispanic community, and high population growth, as well as its increasing environmental concerns. Its economy relies mainly on tourism, agriculture and transportation, which developed in the late 19th century. Florida is also known for its amusement parks, the production of oranges and the Kennedy Space Center.
Florida culture is a reflection of influences and multiple inheritance; Native American, European American, Hispanic and African American heritages can be found in the architecture and cuisine. Florida has attracted many writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Ernest Hemingwayand Tennessee Williams, and continues to attract celebrities and athletes. It is internationally known for tennis, golf, auto racing and water sports.
The Coin was released on March 29, 2004
It shows Spanish galleon, Cabbage palmettos (state tree), Space Shuttle
Caption: "Gateway to Discovery"
[all sources: wikipedia.org]
Have fun with the 27th US State Quarter Series Cache!!
BlueRain & dieterwi