2020 Silver 5 oz ATB Tallgrass Prairie, Kansas

2020 5oz Silver ATB Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Kansas

The fifth offering of the five scheduled 2020 America the Beautiful 5 oz silver bullion coin releases features a remarkable view into the almost completely lost prairie land of America's natural history. This wonderful 2020 5oz Silver ATB Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Kansas bullion coin seeks to bring fresh attention to the natural beauty of the Tallgrass Prairie that once covered millions of pristine North American acreage.

As introduced by the U.S. National Park Service, "Tallgrass prairie once covered 170 million acres of North America, but within a generation most of it had been transformed into farmland. Today less than 4% remains intact, mostly in the Kansas Flint Hills. Established on November 12, 1996, the preserve protects a nationally significant remnant of the once vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Here the tallgrass makes its last stand."

Highlights

• 2020 5oz Silver ATB Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Kansas.
• Completing the 2020 editions, this is the fifth and final 2020 ATB release.
• This is also the 55th release overall, leaving only one release left in 20021 to completely finish the series.
• Contains: 5 Troy oz of .999 fine silver.
• The largest silver bullion coins ever issued by the United States Mint.
• Design of the coins duplicates exactly (though enlarged) each of the America the Beautiful Quarters series.
• Obverse: Common to the entire series, depicting George Washington in a restored version of the portrait created by John Flanagan for the 1932 Washington quarter.
• Reverse: Features a scene depicting a stand of tallgrass gently swaying in the praire breeze as a butterfly hovers above. Inscriptions include, "TALLGRASS PRAIRIE . KANSAS . 2020 . E PLURIBUS UNUM."

The Last Stand

Covering approximately 11,000 acres, the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is served, managed, and protected by the National Park Service. From massive, free roaming wild bison, to beautiful butterflies, this sprawling Tallgrass National Preserve of Kentucky is bursting with the living vibrancy of nature! Considered the last stand of the American tallgrass prairie land, this National Preserve maintains a vital connection, not just to history, but even more so, the future.

From Bison to Butterflies

The obverse is common to the entire series, depicting George Washington in a restored version of the portrait created by John Flanagan for the 1932 Washington quarter. Incuse engraved on the rim is the 5oz weight and 999 fine purity.

The reverse design of this new 2020 5oz Silver ATB Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Kansas bullion coin is simply wonderful! A beautiful nature story is told in the simple scene featured on the coin's design. Shown is a stand of tallgrass gently swaying in the praire breeze as a butterfly hovers above. Inscriptions include, "TALLGRASS PRAIRIE . KANSAS . 2020 . E PLURIBUS UNUM."

Be sure to check out this National Park Service site for more info on the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Kansas. Then, when your new coins arrive, make it a teachable moment with your kids. Never miss an opportunity to get your children involved!