State Quarter of Oregon

Oregon is a state in the U.S., which is located the Pacific Northwest part of the country. The state is surrounded to its western part by the Pacific Ocean, the northern part is surrounded by Washington, the southern part by California, the eastern side by Idaho, and Nevada borders the southeastern side of the state. Much of the northern boundary of the Oregon State is separated by the Columbia River, whereas its majority of the eastern part is separated by the Snake River. The area of Oregon was occupied by several native tribes earlier than explorers, traders, and colonizers arrived. An independent government was created in the Oregon Country during 1843, and the Oregon Territory was formed during 1848, and the state became the thirty-third state of the country. Oregon is the ninth biggest and twenty-seventh most heavily populated state in the country.

Coin of the Oregon State Quarter

The third memorial one-fourth of a dollar coin of the Oregon State Quarter released during 2005 honors the Oregon State, and is the thirty-third coin in the admired 50 State Quarters Program of the America’s Mint. The Oregon State was incorporated into the union on the 14th of February 1859, and the state has turned out to be the thirty-third state, incorporated into the Union. By means of the statehood status, the Oregon State is called by the nickname, “The Beaver State".

Design of the coin

The design of the coin of the Oregon State Quarter portrays features a bit of Crater Lake, which is the deepest lagoon in the United States, observed from the south-southwest border. The design includes Wizard Island, in addition to Hillman and Watchman Peaks on the border and conifers of the lake. The coin also includes inscriptions, such as “Oregon”, “1859“, “2005 E PLURIBUS UNUM". The tail side of the Oregon quarter coin bears the writing "Crater Lake".

The coin of the Oregon State Quarter was released on the 6th of June 2005 and it was engraved by Donna Weaver. The coin is designed with the standard weight of 5.670 grams, with the diameter of 0.955 inches (24.26mm) and a thickness of 0.068 inches (1.75 mm). The composition of the Delaware State Quarter is dressed with the Cuprous-Nickel alloy, with the proportion of 91.67% of Copper and 8.33% of Nickel.

The Crater Lake is a matchless and an eye-catching natural treasure, created in excess of 7,700 years ago, owing to the collapse of the peak, Mt. Mazama, which is situated in the current southern part of the Oregon State. It is the deepest lake in the country, with the record depth of 1,949 feet (590.6 m), and it is the 7th deepest lake in the world. The Crater Lake has a record clearness depth of 134 feet (40.6 m). The major reason of the extraordinary clearness of the Crater Lake is its remoteness from incoming rivers and streams.

Tourist attractions

Oregon is incorporated with historic places, such as the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Fort Clatsop National Memorial, Oregon Caves National Monument and the Nez Perce National Historical Park.

Tourists who come to the Oregon can take pleasure in a number of tourist attractions, including the Oregon Coast Aquarium, Oregon Zoo, Oaks Amusement Park and Rollerskating Rink, Klamath Lake and the Ripley's Believe It Or Not!