Arches National Park

Arches National Park is a national park located in the state of Utah, famous for the countless stone arches (natural rock gateways) that nature has shaped over long ages. This unique terrain, made as red sandstone was carved by water and wind, offers scenery like walking through an enormous sculpture park.

The reverse of the coin depicts Delicate Arch with the La Sal Mountains visible beyond it. The arch standing tall on its own and the snow-covered mountain range in the distance are captured together, showing exactly the iconic scene that represents this park.

Delicate Arch is a natural rock gateway loved as a symbol representing Arches National Park and, indeed, the state of Utah. Standing alone like a slender bridge, this red arch was shaped over countless years by wind and rain into its present form, and thanks to its beauty it appears in various symbols of the state of Utah.

This region was first designated as a national monument on April 12, 1929, and was later elevated to a national park. It is all the more special in that its terrain was not made by people but sculpted entirely by nature.

This coin in the America the Beautiful series conveys, upon a small disc, the art of nature made as water and wind shaped stone over long stretches of time.