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The eruption
Upward forms dominate the central field.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes
National Park
Land in the making.
Kīlauea’s volcanic activity becomes a compact study of movement and dark terrain.
Read the reverse ⟶
DenominationQuarter dollar
Weight5 troy ounces
Fineness99.9% silver
Diameter76.2 mm
Mint markNone · bullion
IssuerUnited States Mint
The illustrated edition
Illustrated: P-mint-mark five-ounce uncirculated edition. The standard bullion edition has no mint mark.
Official U.S. Mint gallery ↗Reverse design anatomy
An eruption
in relief.
The Mint identifies the reverse as an eruption on Kīlauea’s east rift. Rising material and descending flows contrast with the surrounding volcanic ground.
The following close reading describes visible forms. It does not assign undocumented intentions to the artists.
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The flow
Curving lines descend through the composition.
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The ground
Textured terrain surrounds the active forms.
The place behind the coin
Geology with
a cultural landscape.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park encompasses Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, linking volcanic landscapes with ecological and cultural significance.
The coin is a design representation, not an eruption forecast. The synthetic plate is contextual art and does not document current volcanic conditions.
- KīlaueaVolcano
- Mauna LoaVolcano
- HawaiʻiIsland setting
Synthetic context · not the artist’s source view.
Same design. A larger canvas.
From pocket change
to a statement in silver
The 2012 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 design: Charles L. Vickers. Sculptor: Charles L. Vickers. Obverse: John Flanagan.
- 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.