Commemorative State Quarter
for North Carolina

Coin Issued: March 12, 2001 - the 2nd coin released in 2001

Statehood: November 21, 1789 - the 12th State

Inscriptions: "North Carolina 1789", "First Flight"

Description: The coin features Wilbur and Orville Wright and the Wright Flyer at Kill Devil Hills (December 17th, 1903). Orville is piloting and Wilbur is in the right foreground. Above the Wright Flyer is the inscription "First Flight".

At the bottom of the coin is the issue date (2001) and the motto "E Pluribus Unum". The motto is Latin for "Out of Many, One", recognizing that out of the many colonies (or states) emerged a single nation.

Engravers: The Reverse design (the State-side of the Quarter) was created by John Mercanti (search an actual coin for the engraver's initials: 'jm').

The original Observe design (the front or Washington-side of the Quarter) was created by John Flanagan and first appeared in 1932. For the 50 State Quarters series, Flanagan's design was modified by William Cousins: the portrait of Washington was slightly reduced to accomodate the moving of the legends from the Reverse to the Obverse.

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