Territory Information
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Puerto Rico
"the second territory" quarter to be struck by
the mint on
March 16, 2009 |
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| The quarter's territory face depicts a
"Sentry Box" a hibiscus, the territory flower, and the words Puerto Rico
"Isle del Emchanto". Puerto Rico means "rich port" and as such in the
early years of development the French, Dutch, and English made many attempts to control
the island. The "Sentry Boxes" were the lookouts on top of walls that protected
the port of San Juan, "La Ciudad Amurallada" (walled city) from attack by sea
faring warriors. |
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Territory
Date: |
December 10, 1898 |
Bits of History
Update:
This is the second quarter in the territory coin collection.
The question is: If you look due east of Puerto Rico what territory of Britian
would you see?
Click above and learn about Puerto Rico. |
| Order: |
2 |
| Capital:
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San Juan |
| Largest
City: |
San
Juan |
| National
Symbol: |
"Coqui"
(tiny frog) |
| Territory
Bird: |
"Reina
Mora"
(Stripe-headed tanager) |
| Territory
Flower: |
"Flor
de Maga" (Hibiscus) |
| Territory
Tree: |
"Ceiba"
(Silk-cotton tree) |
| Territory
Motto: |
"Puerto
Rico lo hace mejor"
(Puerto Rico does it better) |
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Territory Name Origin:
Originally in 1493 the island was called San Juan Batista (for John the Baptist) and the
present
capital San Juan called Puerto Rico ("rich port"). In 1521 the capital and
island names were reversed.
Fun Territory Facts:
Puerto Rico has a population of 3,949,000. In addition 2,700,000 Puerto Ricans live in the
United States mainland. Its land area is 3464 square miles, nominally 100 x 35 miles
and
the highest point is Cerro del Punta 4389 feet above sea level. The weather is balmy with
light ocean breezes and the temperature between 75 and 85 year round. The worlds
largest
single radio telescope is
in Arecibo. Famous Puerto ricans include golfer Juan "Chi Chi"
Rodriguez, singer Rita Moreno, baseball player Roberto Clemente. The island was
discovered in 1493 by Columbus and ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898.
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