2015 (P) Saratoga National Historical Park (New York)

This 2015 Saratoga National Historical Park quarter is minted at the United States Mint at Philadelphia and has never been placed into circulation.

The final 2015 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters™ Programcoin will be the 2015 Saratoga National Historical Park Quarter. It will also be the thirtieth coin issued in the series which encompasses 56 total strikes during its eleven year run.

Located forty miles north of Albany, New York, the Saratoga National Historical Park preserves the site of the Battle of Saratoga, known as the first major battle in which American Revolutionary forces were victorious over British forces.

The battle (actually two occurring eighteen days apart) took place in 1777 and resulted in the defeat of British forces under the command of British General John Burgoyne’s. Casualties were estimated at over 1,000 British troops killed or wounded compared to only 330 American losses.

The design depicts a close–up of the moment General John Burgoyne surrendered his sword to General Horatio Gates, a turning point many believe marked the ‘beginning of the end of the American Revolutionary War.’ Inscriptions are “BRITISH SURRENDER 1777,” “SARATOGA,” “New York,” “2015,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM,”