5 oz Silver Coin - America the Beautiful - Tallgrass Prairie - 2020
### America the Beautiful - Tallgrass Prairie (55.) 5 Oz Silver - Uncirculated - 55th Issue from the "America the Beautiful" Series - 99.9% Silver - Delivery in Capsule The 55th issue of the US-American series **America the Beautiful** is dedicated to the **Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve**. The reserve is located mainly in the Flint Hills in the US state of Kansas. The prairie once extended over 170 million hectares of North America. Now that most of the prairie has been turned into farmland, less than 4% of the ecosystem is still intact. The motive of this commemorative coin shows a Regal Fritillary butterfly as well as Big Bluestem and Indian Grass, which are grasses that can typically be found in the Tallgrass Prairie. The edge of the coin is surrounded by the inscriptions "TALLGRASS PRAIRIE", "KANSAS", "2020, and "E PLURIBUS UNUM". The reverse of the quarter traditionally features a portrait of George Washington and the inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA", "LIBERTY", "IN GOD WE TRUST", and "QUARTER DOLLAR". The coin struck from 99.9% silver is delivered in a protective capsule.