Glacier National Park
A rugged mountain region carved by glaciers; the reverse bears a mountain goat and Mount Reynolds.
Glacier National Park is a place in the state of Montana made up of rugged mountains and valleys carved by glaciers over long ages. It boasts majestic mountain nature where high peaks, clear lakes, and wildlife all come together.
The reverse of the coin depicts a single mountain goat and “Mount Reynolds” seen in the distance. In the foreground a mountain goat stands proudly, and behind it a rugged mountain rises—held together on the coin.
The mountain goat is an animal that scales even steep rocky mountains with ease, and it is a representative wild animal of Glacier, living in the rough mountain terrain. This animal and the mountain behind it together show how rugged yet beautiful the nature this place holds is.
Glacier began to be protected on February 22, 1897, and later took its place as a national park, having been preserved to this day. It is a place that left the mountain landscape in its natural state, little touched by human hands.
When you look at the mountain goat and mountain on the coin, you feel as if you had entered a clear, cool mountain. In effect, a small quarter guides you into the rugged nature of Montana.