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2015 Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge P - America The Beautiful Quarters - National Park Series Original Roll of 40 pcs The Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge quarter is the 29th coin to be released in the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program, and is available in coin rolls and bags for sharing and collecting. Specifications: Composition: 8.33% Nickel, Balance Copper Weight: 5.670 grams Diameter: 0.955 in. (24.3 mm) Edge: Reeded This design features a great blue heron in the foreground and a great egret in the background. Inscriptions are "BOMBAY HOOK," "DELAWARE," "2015" and "E PLURIBUS UNUM." Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. About Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware is host to hundreds of thousands of migrating ducks, geese, shorebirds and neo-tropical songbirds in their spring and fall migrations. Tired and hungry between Canada and the Gulf of Mexico, they seek shelter at Bombay Hook and feast on marsh grasses, fish and other important foods before continuing their flight. Bombay Hook's 16,000 acres include freshwater pools, swamps, upland forests, agricultural fields and one of the largest unaltered tidal salt marshes in the Mid-Atlantic region. It was first established as a national site in 1937
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