The Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve Silver Uncirculated Coin will be issued by the US Mint as the third of five 2020 dated releases of the America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin™ Program. A design showcasing a portion of Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve of the U.S. Virgin Islands will be found on the reverse of the silver uncirculated coin. As of this posting, a release date for the coin was not known.

Coins of this series are considered the numismatic versions of the Mint’s America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coin™ Program. As such, they feature similar specifications as those bullion strikes include a composition of five ounces of .999 fine silver, a diameter of three inches, an edge inscription of .999 FINE SILVER 5.0 OUNCE and imagery on both the obverse and reverse originally created for a series of circulating coins known as the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program.

Thus, shown on the obverse of each coin in the associated series is a portrait of George Washington, the first President of the United States. This portrait was originally completed by artist John Flanagan for use on the 1932 circulating quarter dollar. It has since been used in one form or another on quarters since then. Obverse inscriptions will include UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and QUARTER DOLLAR.

The reverse will contain the design emblematic of Salt River Bay. Final design information for the strike should be known by late 2019 after it has been chosen from several design candidates by the Secretary of the Treasury. It should, however, include the inscriptions of SALT RIVER BAY, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, 2020 and E PLURIBUS UNUM.

Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve of the U.S. Virgin Islands

The Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve was established by the United States Congress on February 24, 1992 in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Aside from preserving both land and sea environments, the park hosts the only known location where members of the Columbus Expedition set foot on ground now under the control of the United States.

The park consists of approximately 945 acres including some of the largest remaining mangrove forests in the Virgin Islands.