Puerto Rico Quarter
2009 Puerto Rico Quarter
The Puerto Rico Quarter is the second release of the District of Columbia & US Territories Quarters Program. The obverse of the coin was designed by William Cousins after John Flanagan. The reverse of the coin was designed and sculpted by Joseph Menna. The reverse design features an the view out to sea from a sentry box in Old San Juan. The hibiscus is pictured at right.
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Categories: 2009 United States Coin Releases, DC & US Territories Quarters, United States Quarters
The Puerto Rico quarter combines the great historical signficance of El Morro, a Spanish fort which guards the harbor entrance to the city of San Juan,with a pleasing artistic composition. This quarter is extremely well designed, in my opinion, and reflects the Spanish heritage and the tropical climate of the island nicely.
Ratings:By far the best quarter design so far. This coin is Puerto Rico.
Ratings:A harmonious design: all the elements work together.
Ratings:One of the best of this series. Grab some rolls at face value if you can find them.
Ratings:Is a reversed puerto rico quarter ususal?
Ratings:I like the design. Not only is it well executed, but when I looked up what it means, I learned more about Puerto Rico. This is what these quarters should have done… teach us something about the state or territory. PR selected a great design!!
Ratings:Very nice design that definately says Puerto Rico. Nice detail and the best Territory quarter so far. Lower mintages will help with collector demand on this one.
Ratings:This is one of the nicer coin designs within the States Quarter series, which really hasn’t been too inspired. Time will tell as to any investment potential, however the entire series deserves some credit for bringing in a whole new generation of collector’s to the hobby. William Cousins deserves credit for his well thought out reverse design, making this Quarter one of the best in the series.
Ratings:The Sentry Box is a recurring symbol of Puerto Rico. These boxes are part of the old fortress of “El Morro”, San Juan’s principal defense during the Spanish Colonial era. El Morro is now a U.S. National Monument and part of the U.S. National Park Service. Hibiscus flowers are on the El Morro grounds, particularly, sea level where the bay meets the ocean. A good balance of historical imagery, and design elements fairly well suited to coinage.
Ratings:This coin design incorporates three things- a sentry box, a view of the sea, and the hibiscus. Instead of becoming another “collection of symbols” design, all three of the elements fit together gracefully in a single scene.
I think all of the DC & US Territories have a good shot of ending up with mintages less than any of the State Quarters. If you can acquire rolls of the coins at face value from your bank, it will be a good pick up.
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