Utah
"The Beehive State." On the reverse, the golden spike commemorating the completion of the transcontinental railroad and two locomotives are featured.
Utah is a state located in the inland western United States, well known for its unique nature such as deserts, mountains, and salt lakes. Its nickname is “The Beehive State,” carrying the spirit of valuing diligence and cooperation, just as bees industriously gather their strength together.
The reverse of the coin engraves the golden spike (Golden Spike) and the two locomotives ‘Jupiter’ and ‘No. 119’ facing each other. This represents the scene of the completion of the transcontinental railroad, and below is written the phrase “Crossroads of the West.”
The transcontinental railroad was a great event that connected the eastern and western United States with a single rail line, and the golden spike, driven in last at the point where the two locomotives met, symbolizes its completion. Because that historic moment took place right on Utah’s soil, the coin introduces Utah as the “Crossroads of the West.”
Utah became the 45th state of the Union on January 4, 1896. In this year, Utah, which had until then been a territory, officially took its place as one of the states of the United States.
Seeing the two locomotives and the golden spike on the coin, you naturally come to understand why that moment of joining two far-apart worlds into one became Utah’s pride.