2015 (D) Homestead National Monument of America (Nebraska)

This 2015 Homestead National Monument of America quarter is minted at the United States Mint at Denver and has never been placed into circulation.

In 2015, the first United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarter Program strike for the year will be the 2015 Homestead National Monument of America Quarter.  It also numbers 26 out of 56 new coins that will be issued under the program which launched in 2010 and runs until 2021.

Established in 1936, Homestead National Monument of America brings the epic homesteading story of early pioneers to life and demonstrates the true scope and importance of the Homestead Act of 1862.  By granting free land, the Homestead Act allowed nearly any man or woman a chance to realise the American dream of owning his or her own land.  The uniquely designed Heritage Centre was dedicated in 2007 and offers a hilltop vista of the tallgrass prairie much like the American pioneers would have seen it.  It was established as a national site in 1936.

The reverse design represents the three fundamentals of survival common to all homesteaders - food, shelter and water.  Inscriptions are "HOMESTEAD", "NEBRASKA", "2015" and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".