United States Mint to Launch Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Quarter August 29

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Join United States Mint and National Park Service officials for the presentation of the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park quarter at 1:30 p.m., August 29, 2012.  The ceremony will take place at the Kahua Hula, south of Kilauea Visitor Center.  Invited guests include United States Senator Daniel Inouye and Governor Neil Abercrombie.  Following the ceremony, the public can exchange their cash for $10 rolls of newly minted Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park quarters at face value. 

Coin Forum
The evening before the launch ceremony -- 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 28, 2012 -- the United States Mint will host a coin forum.  The public forum provides an opportunity for the public to express their views about future coinage, and to learn about upcoming United States Mint coin programs and initiatives.  The coin forum will be held at Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, One Crater Rim Drive, Hawaii National Park, HI  96718.

The America the Beautiful Quarters Program, authorized by Public Law 110-456, is a multi-year initiative to honor 56 national parks and other national sites.  Each year, the public will see five new national sites depicted on the reverse (tails side) of the America the Beautiful Quarters.  The United States Mint will issue these quarters in the order in which the honored site was first established as a national site. 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• A digital image of the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Quarter is available at http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/?action=photo#AmericaTheBeautiful.
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For Information Contact: Genevieve Billia
(202) 354-7222

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