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U.S. Mint Unveils Final 5 State Quarter Designs

The first one, honoring Oklahoma, will feature the state bird, the scissortail flycatcher and the state wildflower, the Indian blanket.

The other four will follow in 10-week intervals.

New Mexico will be represented by a (Zia) sun symbol. Arizona by the Grand Canyon and a (saguaro) cactus. Alaska's has a grizzly bear wading in a stream with a salmon in its mouth. Hawaii, the final state to enter the union, is the latest to be honored with a coin. It will bear the image of a former monarch (King Kamehameha).

Based on a 2005 survey, U.S. Mint officials estimate 147 million people have gotten involved in collecting the quarters with their constantly changing designs. It's the most successful coin program in U.S. history.

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