Lake Erie To Be Feature On Us Mints Next Quarter

02.19.13 | Sarah Harnisch

A famous military leader from Erie, Pennsylvania is getting his own coin, and Lake Erie will be featured beneath his feet. Oliver Hazard Perry, the commodore who led a historic victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the war of 1812, will be on a new quarter manufactured by the U.S. mint. The coin, scheduled to be released April 1, is part of the America the Beautiful Quarters series. In April 2010, the Mint issued the first of 56 coins in the series, which features designs depicting national parks and other national sites.