Released on August 2 2002 this is the 19th coin released in the 50 State Quarters Program and the fourth released in 2002. Indiana admitted into the Union on December 11 1816 themed the coin Crossroads of America. Highlighted on the coin is an image of a racecar superimposed on an outline of the state and 19 stars which signifys that the state was the 19th admitted into the Union. 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. Indiana is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th state on December 11 1816.