You will soon have a chance to buy a quarter with a bat on it.
What’s going on: The United States Mint’s America the Beautiful Quarters Program, which celebrates national parks and national sites within the country, will launch a new quarter this year that will include a bat on it, USA Today reports.
- The bat honors the National Park of American Samoa, which is only one that is home to the Samoan fruit bat.
- U.S. Mint: “The reverse (tails) design depicts a Samoan fruit bat mother hanging in a tree with her pup. The image evokes the remarkable care and energy that this species puts into their offspring. The design is intended to promote awareness to the species’ threatened status due to habitat loss and commercial hunting.”
Bigger picture: The U.S. Mint’s quarter designs show off a different design for each of the 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia. The quarters also represent the five territories, including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands.
Utah: The quarter for Utah came out in 2014 and included a picture of Arches National Park, according to the US Mint.
2020: American Samoa, Connecticut, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont and Kansas will all be celebrated this year.
2021: Alabama will be honored next year.