United States Mint to Launch Kisatchie National Forest Quarter April 22

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Join officials from the United States Mint and the United States Forest Service for the official launch of the quarter honoring Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT).  The ceremony will take place at the Alexandria Riverfront Center in downtown Alexandria.  Highlights of the free event include a coin exchange where the public can trade their cash for $10 rolls of new Kisatchie National Forest quarters. 

(Note:  The Mint will be live tweeting during the coin forum and quarter launch.  Join the conversation: #KisatchieQTR #usmint)

WHAT:      Kisatchie National Forest Quarter Launch Ceremony and Coin Exchange

WHO:        Tom Tidwell, Chief of the United States Forest Service
                 B.B. Craig, Associate Director for Environment, Safety and Health, United States Mint
                 Tony Tooke, Regional Forester, United States Forest Service
                 Eddie Taylor, Supervisor, Kisatchie National Forest

WHEN:      10 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, April 22, 2015

WHERE:    Alexandria Riverfront Center
                 707 Main Street
                 Alexandria, LA  71302

Coin Forum
The evening before the launch ceremony—Tuesday, April 21, at 6 p.m. (CDT)—the United States Mint will host a coin forum at the Kent Plantation House, 3601 Bayou Rapides Road, Alexandria, LA  71303.  The coin forum is an opportunity for the public to express their views about future coinage, and to learn about upcoming United States Mint coin programs and initiatives. 

The Kisatchie National Forest quarter is the 27th release in the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters^® Program, a 12-year initiative to honor 56 national parks and other national sites authorized by Public Law 110-456.  Each year, the public will see five new national sites depicted on the reverse (tails side) of the America the Beautiful Quarters.  The United States Mint is issuing these quarters in the order in which the national sites were officially established. 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• A digital image of the Kisatchie National Forest quarter is available at http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/?action=photo#AmericaTheBeautiful.
• Information about Kisatchie National Forest is available at http://www.fs.usda.gov/kisatchie
• Additional information about the America the Beautiful Quarters^® Program is available at http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/atb/.
• Information about the United States Mint is available at http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/. 

For Information Contact:
United States Mint:
Office of Corporate Communications (202) 354-7222
Kisatchie National Forest:
Amy Robertson, Public Affairs Specialist (318) 542-8688

SOURCE United States Mint

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