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The National Park Service and Lyon County State Bank celebrated the release of a coin celebrating the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Dec. 12.
The quarter is one of the 56 represented in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program, developed by the U.S. Mint in 2010. Every year, five national parks have been released to honor the sites. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, located in Strong City, was No. 55. The program is set to conclude in 2021 after the release of No. 56 â the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site quarter â in Alabama.
The process started when Kristen Hase was the Superintendent of Tallgrass. Now she is the biologist.
A quarter featuring Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve will be available locally this weekend.
Lyon County State Bank will host two Special Quarter Events from 2 - 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 at 902 Merchant St. and 1202 Industrial Rd. Visit one of locations to get your quarter commemorating the prairie.
On Nov. 5, the U.S. Mint released its 55th America the Beautiful Quarter Three-Coin Set via its website, www.usmint.gov, represented by Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas.
The design depicts a skyward view of a Regal Fritillary butterfly among a background of Big bluestem and Indian grass, both iconic to the preserve. Educational materials about the preserveâs quarter will be available at the U.S. Mintâs website, as well as information about the quarterâs Designer, Emily Damstra and Sculptor, Renata Gordon.