Tennessee Quarter
Issued in 2002
2002 50 State Quarters Coin Tennessee Uncirculated Reverse
2002 50 State Quarters Coin Uncirculated Obverse
Coin Description
Reverse
Features three stars that stand for the state's three areas, and three musical instruments - the fiddle, the trumpet, and the guitar - for the state's three most popular kinds of music.
Obverse
Features the familiar image of George Washington.
The Story
Tennessee’s quarter is all about music. It has three stars that stand for the state’s three areas, and three musical instruments for the state’s three most popular kinds of music.
A fiddle stands for the bluegrass music of the mountains of east Tennessee. A guitar stands for the country music of central Tennessee, where Nashville is. A trumpet stands for the blues of west Tennessee and the city of Memphis.
People from all over Tennessee entered a contest to design the coin. After Mint artists developed designs from ideas that came from people who live in the state, Governor Don Sundquist chose “Musical Heritage” as the final design for the state’s quarter.
Tennessee Facts
Nickname: The Volunteer State
Capital: Nashville
Statehood: June 1, 1796
2002 50 State Quarters Coin Tennessee Uncirculated Reverse
2002 50 State Quarters Coin Uncirculated Obverse