Cumberland Island National Seashore
The elegant figure of a white snowy egret standing against a backdrop of salt marsh.
Cumberland Island National Seashore protects a large island located on the southern Atlantic coast of the state of Georgia. It is a quiet and beautiful island where white sandy beaches, salt marshes, and moss-draped oak forests blend together.
On the reverse of the coin is engraved a snowy egret standing against a backdrop of salt marsh. The figure of this bird with its pure-white feathers standing elegantly in the marsh is delicately depicted.
The salt marsh, where seawater and freshwater mix, is a cradle of life where countless birds, fish, and crabs live. The way the snowy egret searches for food here shows how richly alive the island’s nature is.
This island was designated a nationally protected site on October 23, 1972, and came to be preserved from development. Thanks to this, the untouched natural landscape where wild horses roam remains to this day.
This coin from the ‘America the Beautiful’ series conveys the tranquil beauty of the Georgia coast through a marsh scene in which a single white bird stands.