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The wing
Separated flight feathers form a broad fan.
Kisatchie
National Forest
Flight crosses a rooted landscape.
A wild turkey flies above bluestem grass, with longleaf pine behind it. The spread wing carries the eye across a scene held together by grass and trees.
Read the reverse ⟶DenominationQuarter dollar
Weight5 troy ounces
Fineness99.9% silver
Diameter76.2 mm
Mint markNone · bullion
IssuerUnited States Mint
Reverse design anatomy
Wing, grass
and pine
The Mint identifies the flying wild turkey, bluestem grass and longleaf pine. A fan of flight feathers expands into the open field, contrasting with the upright tree trunks. The bird is not an eagle, and no national emblem is inferred.
The following close reading describes visible forms. It does not assign undocumented intentions to the artists.
02
The grass
Narrow blades repeat along the lower edge of the scene.
03
The pine
Tall trunks and clusters of needles frame the left side.
The place behind the coin
A living forest,
with a recorded history
The three named organisms make the reverse a relationship between wildlife and vegetation. Forest Service research at Palustris, within Kisatchie, adds another perspective: the forest is also a place where forestry is studied.
For establishment chronology, the Forest Service’s 1930 land-area register lists Kisatchie on 10 June 1930. The Mint page instead states 1936. This page follows the contemporary Forest Service register for that date and retains the discrepancy explicitly.
- 1930Forest Service establishment record
- 1935Palustris research forest designated
- 2015Coin issued
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 2015 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 Susan Gamble · 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.