ARNOLD'S CALIFORNIA COIN LAUNCH!
Arnold hands out new coins!
Reported By: TheARNOLDFANS.com
Tuesday, February 1, 2005

The California quarter made its debut Monday, Jan. 31, 2005. The coin, which depicts conservationist John Muir gazing at Yosemite's Half Dome as a California condor flies overhead, is the 31st 25-cent coin to be produced as part of a 10-year, 50-state quarters program conducted by the U.S. Mint.

During ceremonies to launch the coin in Sacramento, Calif., Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, applaud Garrett Burke, not shown, the designer of the California Quarter. The Terminator also handed out commemorative California Quarters to youngsters.

Los Angeles graphic artist Garrett Burke designed the coin, which Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger selected from five finalists that also featured images of sun and waves, a redwood tree, the Golden Gate Bridge and a gold miner.

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