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Territory Information
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Virgin Islands
"the fifth territory" quarter to be struck by
the mint on
September 14, 2009 |
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| The quarter's territory face depicts the beauty of the
islands with an outline of the islands, the "Yellow Breast" official bird, the
official flower the "Yellow Cedar", and the Tyre Palm tree which is native to
the islands all sitting on the beach background plus the territory's motto
"United in Pride and Hope" to the side. |
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Territory
Date: |
1917 |
Bits of History
Update:
This is the fifth quarter in the territory collection. Question of
the day. Hawaii, which was the last territory to become a state, has seven principal
islands. Which one is called the "Garden Isle" ?
In the meantime click above and learn about the US Virgin Islands. |
| Order: |
5 |
| Capital:
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Charlotte Amalie |
| Largest
City: |
Charlotte Amalie |
| Territory
Symbol: |
None |
| Territory
Bird: |
Yellow Breast (Banana
Quit) |
| Territory
Flower: |
Yellow
Elder (Cedar) |
| Territory
Tree: |
Tyre Palm |
| Territory
Motto: |
United
in Pride and Hope |
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Territory Name Origin:
Named by Christopher Columbus as Santa Ursula y las Once
Mil Vírgenes, shortened to Las Vírgenes, after Saint Ursula and her 11,000 virgins. Fun Territory Facts:
The three largest US Virigin Islands are St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John have a
population of 121,000.
The land area is 140 square miles and the highest point is Crown Mountain on St.
Thomas at 1544 feet above sea level. The Virgin Islands were discovered in 1493 by
Columbus and occupied by the Danish and British. In
1917 the United States purchased the Danish occupied islands. The islands are a major
stopping points for
crusie ships and two thirds of St. John is a beautiful national park. Just to the
east are the British Virgin
Islands.
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