Letter
Dear Mr. Moy:
At its meeting of 18 January, the Commission of Fine Arts reviewed alternatives for the last five of the reverse designs for the 50 State Quarters Program. The Commission's recommendations were as follows:
Oklahoma - Design #OK-2.
New Mexico - Design #NM-1.
Arizona - Design #AZ-1.
Alaska - Design #AK-1. The Commission requested that the phrase "Land of the Midnight Sun" be replaced by the phrase "The Last Frontier," the nickname more commonly associated with and unique to the state of Alaska.
Hawaii - Although the Commission members did not support any design as presented, they recommended a simplified version of #HI-3, with only the image of Diamond Head and omitting the rendition of King Kamehameha.
The Commission has appreciated the opportunity to review the entire series of state quarters and congratulates the United States Mint on the success of the program.
Sincerely,
/s/Thomas E. Luebke, AIA
Secretary
Edmund C. Moy, Director
United States Mint
801 9th Street, NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20220
cc: Kaarina Budow, U.S. Mint