Ohio America the Beautiful Quarter

The Ohio America the Beautiful Quarter will be issued as the seventeenth release of the America the Beautiful Quarter series. The coin will be released during 2013. Details of the release and final design will remain unknown for some time.

The quarter will feature Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial, which is administered by the National Park Service. The memorial was created to commemorate the Battle of Lake Erie and celebrate the lasting peace between Britain, Canada, and the United States following the War of 1812.

The Perry's Victory Quarters will be produced for circulation at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. The coins are also expected to be produced in collectible proof and silver proof versions at the San Francisco Mint. An oversized silver bullion coin will also be created with a duplicate design of the quarter.

About Perry's Victory International Peace Memorial

While many people know that the Revolutionary War was the means through which the young United States of America officially won its independence from Britain, many do not know the many significant battles that were fought after the Revolutionary War to ensure that the initial victory would not have be achieved in vain. The Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial was put in place to commemorate the Battle of Lake Erie, which took place during the War of 1812. As a result of this famous battle, the nations of Canada, the United States and England would finally establish their long standing records of peace and collaboration.

It was on the morning of September 10, 1813 that Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry heard the news that the British fleet was entering the bay to challenge the American control of shipping routes between Fort Malden and Port Dover. Without hesitation he ordered his naval troops to sail out on to the lake and engage the British fleet, even though his ships were smaller and had much less powerful guns. It was during this battle, which the American’s ended up winning, that Perry hoisted a flag of encouragement to his fleet which read “Don’t Give Up the Ship.”

Today, a memorial stands to commemorate the battle that was fought on that day in 1813. The Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial is a Doric column that rises almost three hundred and sixty feet up into the air over Lake Erie. Not five miles away is the border between Canada and the United States, which still stands as one of the longest undefended borders in the world.