North Dakota Quarter: The fourth quarter released in 2006 honors North Dakota, and is the 39th in the United States Mint's 50 State Quarters® Program.
North Dakota was admitted into the Union on November 2, 1889, becoming our Nation’s 39th State. Nicknamed the "Peace Garden State," North Dakota's quarter depicts a pair of grazing American bison in the foregound with a sunset view of the rugged buttes and canyons helping to define the State's famed Badlands in the background.
The coin bears the inscriptions "North Dakota," and "1889". Additional details
Largest Cities: (by population) Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, Mandan, Dickinson
Name: The origin of the name North Dakota is based on its northern location in the original Dakota Territory and the Sioux Indian word Dakota meaning "friend".
