WASHINGTON, USA -- The commemorative quarter-dollar coin honouring the United States Virgin Islands was officially launched on Friday in Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. United States Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart and United States Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh hosted the ceremony.
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| Governor John deJongh and US Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart commemorate the launch of the first-ever US quarter minted for the US Virgin Islands at a ceremony in St Thomas, USVI. |
"The United States Virgin Islands commemorative quarter-dollar coin reflects a rich culture steeped in the outstanding natural beauty of the three islands," said United States Mint Director Ed Moy.
The United States Virgin Islands quarter was released into circulation on September 28. The coin's reverse (tails side) design features an outline of the territory's three major islands. The design also includes the Yellow Breast or Bananaquit, the official bird of the United States Virgin Islands; the Yellow Cedar or Yellow Elder, its official flower; and a Tyre Palm Tree. Inscriptions on the coin's reverse are US Virgin Islands and United in Pride and Hope.
Following the ceremony that included local entertainment, Brunhart and deJongh handed out new United States Virgin Islands quarters to the children under 18 in the crowd. Adults lined up to exchange their currency for $10 rolls United States Virgin Islands quarters.
On Friday evening, Brunhart hosted a public coin forum at the University of the Virgin Islands. The forum was a platform for collectors to share their ideas about future US coinage.
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