The U.S. Mint last week released the designs for the five new America the Beautiful Quarters for 2018, four of which feature sites in the National Park System.

The national sites recognized next year are Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin, Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota, Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia, and Block Island National Wildlife Refuge in Rhode Island.

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

The design representing Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore depicts Chapel Rock and the white pine tree that grows atop with the inscriptions “PICTURED ROCKS,” “MICHIGAN,” “2018” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” This reverse was designed by Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) designer Paul C. Balan and sculpted by mint sculptor-engraver Michael Gaudioso.

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

The design representing Apostle Islands National Lakeshore depicts the sea caves at Devils Island with the lighthouse in the background and a kayaker paddling in the foreground. Inscriptions are “APOSTLE ISLANDS,” “WISCONSIN,” “2018” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” This reverse was designed by AIP designer Richard Masters and sculpted by mint sculptor-engraver Renata Gordon.

Voyageurs National Park

The design representing Voyageurs National Park depicts a common loon with a rock cliff in the background and the inscriptions “VOYAGEURS,” “MINNESOTA,” “2018” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” This reverse was designed by AIP designer Patricia Lucas-Morris and sculpted by mint sculptor-engraver Joseph Menna.

Cumberland Island National Seashore

The design representing Cumberland Island National Seashore depicts a snowy egret perched on a branch on the edge of a salt marsh, ready for flight. Inscriptions are “CUMBERLAND ISLAND,” “GEORGIA,” “2018” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” This reverse was designed by AIP designer Donna Weaver and sculpted by mint sculptor-engraver Don Everhart.

Block Island National Wildlife Refuge

The design selected for the quarter honoring Block Island National Wildlife Refuge depicts a black-crowned night-heron flying over a view from the beach at Cow Cove looking towards Sandy Point. The North Lighthouse is seen in the background. Inscriptions are “BLOCK ISLAND,” “RHODE ISLAND,” “2018” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” This reverse was designed by AIP designer Chris Costello and sculpted by mint sculptor-engraver Phebe Hemphill.

The heads side of the 2018 quarters will continue to feature the 1932 portrait of George Washington by sculptor John Flanagan. Required obverse inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “QUARTER DOLLAR.”

Next year is the ninth of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program, in which the Mint designs, mints, and issues quarter-dollar coins emblematic of a national park or other national site in each state, the District of Columbia, and the five U.S. territories. The Mint is issuing five new quarters per year until 2020 in the order in which each honored site was first established. The final coin will be released in 2021.