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The anhinga
The long neck rises above the broad field of wing feathers.
Everglades
National Park
Open wings. A different bill. One wetland.
An anhinga spreads its wings in the foreground while a roseate spoonbill stands farther back. Two distinct birds give the wetland both depth and living variety.
Read the reverse ⟶DenominationQuarter dollar
Weight5 troy ounces
Fineness99.9% silver
Diameter76.2 mm
Mint markNone · bullion
IssuerUnited States Mint
Reverse design anatomy
Two birds,
two ways of seeing
The Mint identifies an anhinga on a willow tree and a roseate spoonbill in the mid-ground. The long neck and spread feathers command the near field; the spoon-shaped bill distinguishes the smaller bird. Silver relief does not reproduce the spoonbill’s natural color.
The following close reading describes visible forms. It does not assign undocumented intentions to the artists.
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The spoonbill
The flattened bill is visible on the smaller bird at the left.
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The perch
Leaves and branches support the foreground bird above the water.
The place behind the coin
A posture is
a biological clue
NPS explains that anhingas spread their wings in sunning behavior and use shallow, sheltered waters for hunting. The open-wing posture is more than a decorative silhouette.
That species context does not establish the weather, sex or recent behavior of the particular bird modeled on the coin. Nor does a two-bird composition measure the park’s bird population.
- 1934National-site legislation recorded by the Mint
- 2014Twenty-fifth program design
Historical context, not a reconstruction. No unverified event photograph is used.
Same design. A larger canvas.
From pocket change
to a statement in silver
The 2014 design also belongs to the circulating quarter. At 76.2 mm, the five-ounce silver coin is 3.14 times wider by diameter—not 3.14 times heavier.
The quarter is a measured outline: an exact authorized quarter photograph is not bound for this page. It is not a miniature bullion image.
Collect with context
Know the design.
Know the object.
Reverse designer Joel Iskowitz · reverse sculptor Joseph Menna
- Standard bullion
- No mint mark · Authorized Purchasers · incuse edge weight and fineness.
- Collector five-ounce
- P mint mark · special finish · a separate object. Collector totals are not bullion mintages.