Florida 2004 State Quarter - Gateway to Discovery Design #226896 (License: Personal Use)

This U.S. commemorative quarter for Florida, released in 2004, features a Spanish galleon representing early exploration, a space shuttle symbolizing NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, and palm trees evoking the state’s tropical identity; the motto “Gateway to Discovery” underscores Florida’s role in historic and modern voyages of discovery. The coin also includes “Florida 1845” (statehood year) and “E Pluribus Unum.”

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