Released on October 14 2005 this is the 35th coin released in the 50 State Quarters Program and the fifthr released in 2005. West Virginia admitted into the Union on June 20 1863 featured the scenic beauty of the River and the River Gorge Bridge. 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. West Virginia State University is a public historically black land-grant university in Institute West Virginia. Founded in 1891 it is one of the original 19 land-grant colleges and universities established by the second Morrill Act of 1890 which evolved as a diverse and inclusive campus.