Caption: "Crossroads of the West"
Description: The Utah coin contains two steam locomotives, with the Golden Spike between them
and the Rocky Mountains in the background.
The coin reflects the joining of the Union Pacific tracks with those of the Central Pacific
to become the transcontinental railroad (on May 10, 1869). With the joining at
Promontory, the railroads forever linked the East to the West.
Statehood: January 4, 1896
Order of Statehood: 45th State
Engraver: Joseph Menna
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