2001 Kentucky Quarter

On the reverse side of the coin there is an image of Federal Hill and an image of a race horse. Federal Hill is the mansion where Stephen Foster wrote the words for the official state song “My Old Kentucky Home”. The race horse is a tribute to Kentucky’s equestrian culture. The state is famous for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby.

The year 1792 is inscribed on the coin because this was the year that Kentucky officially joined the union.