North Carolina Quarter

Issued in 2001

2001 50 State Quarters Coin North Carolina Uncirculated Reverse

2001 50 State Quarters Coin Uncirculated Obverse

Coin Description

Reverse

The design celebrates the first airplane flight, with a picture of Orville and Wilbur Wright's plane taking off and the inscription "First Flight."

Obverse

Features the familiar image of George Washington.

The Story

The North Carolina quarter celebrates the first airplane flight, with a picture of Orville and Wilbur Wright’s plane taking off and the inscription “First Flight.” They said it couldn’t be done. But on December 17, 1903, at the beach near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, a man actually flew through the air.

The pilot was Orville Wright, who with his brother, Wilbur, designed the first motorized flying machine. Called the Flyer, it traveled a distance of approximately 37 meters (120 feet) on its first flight, staying in the air for twelve seconds. The Wright brothers chose the Kill Devil Hills beach near Kitty Hawk for a good reason. They had soft sand for a gentler landing.

North Carolina Facts

Nickname: The Tar Heel State
Capital: Raleigh
Statehood: November 21, 1789

2001 50 State Quarters Coin North Carolina Uncirculated Reverse

2001 50 State Quarters Coin Uncirculated Obverse