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The U.S. Mint has rejected the designs for a commemorative D.C. quarter because they include the words "Taxation Without Representation." The D.C. government submitted three designs Monday in hopes that the coins would help educate people about the district's lack of voting rights in Congress. In a statement Wednesday, the Mint said it was taking no position on the merits of the issue, but that "the proposed inscription is clearly controversial and, therefore, inappropriate."
D.C. is being included in the popular state quarter program after 10 years of lobbying. The new coin is set to debut in 2009. One design proposal depicts the "stars and bars" of the D.C. flag. The other two depict astronomer and mathematician Benjamin Banneker, and musician "Duke" Ellington.
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D.C. is being included in the popular state quarter program after 10 years of lobbying. The new coin is set to debut in 2009. One design proposal depicts the "stars and bars" of the D.C. flag. The other two depict astronomer and mathematician Benjamin Banneker, and musician "Duke" Ellington.
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