• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Forget which state Mount Rushmore is in? Look at your change.
• The famous mountain-side carving with the faces of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt is internationally known, but one many people just can't quite place, geographically speaking.
• Starting next fall, they'll get a little help when the U.S. Mint releases a new America the Beautiful quarter for South Dakota that depicts the famous landmark.
• "People do recognize Mount Rushmore as an icon, the shrine of democracy. But having the words South Dakota right next to it, I think that's fantastic," said Maureen McGee-Ballinger, chief of interpretation and education at Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
• The quarter will feature two workers putting the final touches on Washington and Jefferson. Washington also will appear where he typically does, on the heads side of the coin.
• "We are excited the carving of Mount Rushmore was selected to be honored as a significant site in the state of South Dakota as well as an important National Park Service site," Superintendent Cheryl Schreier said in a statement.
• This is the second time the famous mountain carving will grace the 25-cent piece. South Dakota's state quarter, released in 2006, featured a completed carving of Mount Rushmore.
• The new design is significantly different, McGee-Ballinger said.
• "In 2006, there was the full view of the sculpture. Right above that, there was a rink-necked pheasant," she said. "This particular design focuses on just two faces -- Jefferson and Washington -- and doesn't so much focus on the sculpture but the workers, hanging over the side of the cliff."
• McGee-Ballinger said the design pays homage to a wide variety of workers who had a part in the 14-year creation of the magnificent sculpture, constructed from 1927 to 1941.
• Mount Rushmore will be the 20th quarter released in the America the Beautiful quarter series. Each state, territory and the District of Columbia will ultimately have a design released honoring national parks and nationally significant sites.
• The other quarters to be released next year will depict Great Basin National Park in Nevada, Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial in Ohio, Fort McHenry

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