Wyoming
"The Equality State." On the reverse, a fiercely bucking horse and a cowboy atop it are engraved.
Wyoming is a state made up of the broad prairies and mountains of the western United States; though its population is not large, it embraces vast nature. Its nickname is “The Equality State,” a name that originates from its history of recognizing women’s rights early on.
The reverse of the coin powerfully engraves a fiercely bucking horse and a rider mounted on it. Below is written the nickname “The Equality State.”
This scene of riding and handling a wild bucking horse brings to mind the cowboys and rodeo culture of the era of westward expansion. The dynamic posture of the moving horse and rider alone conveys the free and spirited atmosphere of the West just as it is.
Wyoming became the 44th state of the Union on July 10, 1890. Joining the United States as a state around the same time, following Idaho, it filled in one more piece of the map of the West.
Seeing the moment of the bucking horse and the person holding onto it on the coin, the temperament of Wyoming, which has lived with the wilderness as its stage, comes across vividly.