There's an eagle on the back with maybe some mountains and stars of the number of states that were in the Union at the time of Lewis and Clark's little cross country jaunt.
Oh boy, more Ohio propaganda for me. The Louisiana Purchase was made in 1803, the same year Ohio was admitted as a state. Lewis and Clark began their journey shortly thereafter and it wasn't until 1812 that the next state, Louisiana, was admitted. So there are 17 stars on the coin, because Ohio is the 17th state.
And along with the 50 State Quarters Program. Had they started it in 2000 instead of 1999, which would have been logical, Ohio would have had their coin come out in March of 2003, the bicentennial and same month of Ohio's admittance. Oh well . . . Although, Ohio's coin is coming out the year that the Lincoln Memorial thinks is its bicentennial. The Lincoln Memorial has the states' names and year of admittance carved around the top. For some reason it has 1802 for Ohio.
