Released on March 8, 1999, this is the second coin released in the 50 State Quarters Program and the second released in 1999. Pennsylvania, admitted into the Union on December 12, 1787, features the statue, Commonwealth, with an outline of the state and their motto, Virture, Liberty, Independence, and a keystone. Launched in 1999, the United States Mint s 50 State Quarters Program was a 10-year initiative that honored each of the nation s states in the order that they ratified the Constitution or were admitted into the Union. Each quarter was produced for about 10 weeks and will never be produced again. State designs are displayed on the reverse (tails) of the quarters, while the obverse design displays the familiar image of George Washington. But, to accommodate state designs on the reverse, the words United States of America, Quarter Dollar, Liberty, and In God We Trust all appear on the obverse. Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.