25 cents 2017 39th National Monument of Ellis Island

25 cents (kvoter) of 2017 from a series National parks - the 39th National monument the Ellis Islands the State of New Jersey.

Obverse: In the center of a coin the portrait of the president George Washington is represented to the left (it is shown in the restored version of the original portrait used with 1932 on a coin-kvoterakh). From above semicircle name of the country of issue: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, below a semicircle have written coin face value - QUARTER DOLLAR. To the left of a portrait the word LIBERTY (SVOBODA), on the right in several lines - IN GOD WE TRUST (we BELIEVE IN GOD) and a letter of mint is rapped out.

Reverse: contains the image of the island of Ellis — his view from flight altitude of a bird. In the southwest party there is a museum which has the name of the lake. Tea. Such name to the place was given by Indians. Dutches called him "A little oyster", and in the 18th century the British have christened the earth of the lake. Gallows.
Also in the lower part year of stamping of a coin is presented in the form of the horizontal inscription "2017".

The island of Ellis, is located in the New York bay. From January 1, 1892 to November 12, 1954 I was the largest immigration center. At the end of 18 century I was private possession of the New York dealer Semouel Ellis in memory of which the name of the island has remained. Before his name often changed. Indians called him - the Island of seagulls. Dutches called - the Island oysters. British used this island for an execution of criminals and called it - the Island of gallows. Immigrants called this island "the island of tears" or "the island of a grief".

Now on the island of Ellis the Museum of immigration is located. In the museum it is possible to see the unique attraction executed in the form of the American flag. When you move along him, colors of a flag are replaced on your eyes by photographs of immigrants from the different countries. Out of the building the monument is established - the Circular stone wall all is covered with copper plates, and on them, in alphabetical order, names more than 400 thousand immigrants. Most of all through Ostrov Ellis has passed Italians: over 2,6 million people. Behind them Russians (generally Jews from Russia) - 1,9 million; Hungary - 900 thousand; Austria - 770 thousand, Germany - 630 thousand. England and Ireland - on 500 thousand.

Date of an exit: August 28, 2017.