2009: District of Columbia & U.S. Territories Quarters (6 Unique Reverse Designs)

2009-D District of Columbia Quarter obverse and Duke Ellington reverse

Coin specifications and design

Years made: 2009

Country: United States

Denomination: Quarter dollar

Category: Circulating coin

Composition: Copper-nickel clad for circulation; 90% silver for silver proofs

Silver fineness: None for clad; 90% for silver proofs

Silver weight: None for clad; 0.1808 oz ASW for silver proofs

Weight: 5.67 g clad; 6.25 g silver proof

Diameter: 24.3 mm

Thickness: 1.75 mm

Edge: Reeded

Designer: John Flanagan Washington portrait adapted for the common obverse; six 2009 reverse teams created the District and territory designs

Design identification

Obverse: George Washington portrait.

Reverse: Program-specific reverse design for the year and issue.

2009: District of Columbia & U.S. Territories Quarters (6 Unique Reverse Designs) history

The 2009 program followed the completed 50 State Quarters series with six reverses for the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

All six share the adapted Washington obverse. The subject name, release order, mintmark, and clad or silver-proof composition distinguish the individual issues.