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April 14, 2004
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Hoeven Launches The North Dakota Quarter Design Selection Process
Distinctive North Dakota Coin To Be Minted In 2006
Quarter Executive Order 
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BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven today launched the North Dakota Quarter Design Selection Process, establishing a broadly based commission to develop design concepts for a quarter dollar with a distinctive North Dakota theme. The State of North Dakota and the U.S. Mint are collaborating on the Fifty States Commemorative Coin Project, a unique and historically compelling ten-year celebration of the 50 states. North Dakota’s coin will be minted in 2006.
The 50 State Quarters Program Act, passed by Congress in 1997, provides for the redesign of the reverse side of the quarter dollars with designs emblematic of each of the 50 states. Under the Act, a series of five quarter dollars with new reverses will be issued each year through 2008 celebrating each of the 50 states of the Union. The coins will be issued in the sequence that they became part of the United States of America. North Dakota joined the Union in 1889 as the 39th state.
“The Commemorative Coin Project gives us a great opportunity to share North Dakota’s many cultural, commercial and recreational wonders with the rest of the nation and the world,” Hoeven said. “We have a chance to convey all of the unique and wonderful things that North Dakota represents.”
North Dakotans of all ages are invited to submit narrative design concepts of 50 words or less to the North Dakota Quarter Design Selection Process Commission. The narrative should address the question: How do you want North Dakota to be seen on a national level? The deadline for submissions is July 1, 2004.
The state will in turn submit five narrative design concepts for the North Dakota coin to the United States Mint. Based on the submitted narratives, the U.S. Mint will produce original artwork embodying each concept. After approval of the designs by the Secretary of the Treasury, they will be presented to the state. The public will have an opportunity to provide feedback on the final designs. As provided by the Act, the Governor will then recommend the final design to the Secretary based on the vote.
Ideas from North Dakotans can be submitted to the Governor’s Office via mail, e-mail or fax. Citizens can mail their suggestions to North Dakota Quarter, c/o Governors Office, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505. Fax submissions may be sent to 701.328.2205, and email submissions may be sent to ndquarter@nd.gov.
Hoeven established the commission, chaired by Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple, to guide the process and develop the narrative design concepts to be presented to the United States Mint. The group will make recommendations to the Governor regarding the final design of the North Dakota quarter. Members include:
- Jack Dalrymple, Lt. Gov.
- Jan Webb, North Dakota Council of the Arts
- Dina Butcher, former Exec. Director of the N.D. Agriculture Coalition, public member at large
- Karen Krebsbach, North Dakota Senate
- Nancy Johnson, North Dakota House of Representatives
- Al Jaeger, Secretary of State
- Merl Paaverud, Director, North Dakota Historical Society
- David M. Gipp, President of the United Tribes Technical College
- Sara Otte Coleman, Director, Tourism Division, Department of Commerce
Hoeven was joined at the news conference by Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple, Secretary of State Al Jaeger, Historical Society Director Merl Paaverud, Tourism Director Sara Otte-Colemen and other Commission members.
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