2002-D Tennessee State Quarter

Tennessee State Quarters were released on January 2, 2002 as the sixteenth coin in the State Quarter series. Tennessee's original Statehood date was June 1, 1796.

The reverse design celebrates the state's musical heritage. The inscriptions include the State name, Statehood date, mintage date, and "E Pluribus Unum." A banner reads "Musical Heritage." The coin's reverse was designed by Shawn Stookey and engraved by Donna Weaver.

Pictured are a collection of instruments including the fiddle, the trumpet, and the guitar. Each represents a different type of music- specifically Appalachian music, the blues, and country music. The country music capital of the world is Nashville, Tennessee.