2008 42c Flags of Nation, ID coin FDC
# CNC29 FDC - 2008 42c Flags of Nation, ID coin FDC
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2008 42¢ Flags of Our Nation
This Flags of Our Nation Coin Cover features the Idaho stamp from the Flags of Our Nation Series, two uncirculated state quarters, and a cachet, or picture, that reflects the history of the state.
When the Idaho Volunteer Infantry left for the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, they carried Idaho’s first state flag into battle. At Manila, the Spanish agreed to surrender the city on the condition a battle first be fought to preserve their honor. American soldiers weren’t told about the agreement, however, and risked their lives to capture the city. The flag carried by the First Idaho Volunteers was displayed in the State Capitol building until it became ragged. A fundraising effort, started by an Idaho 4th grade elementary school class, raised $5,000 to rescue the flag. Cleaned, mended, and preserved, the military blue flag is now on permanent display in the Idaho Historical Museum in Boise.
Boise, Idaho, was originally Fort Boise, built in 1863 to protect pioneers on the Oregon Trail. Because of significant gold discoveries in the area, the population grew so rapidly that in just two years the fort became a city and Idaho’s state capital. The hand-colored woodcut cachet shows the red brick Capitol building with the carriage traffic on Capitol Square that was common in the 1890s.
The Idaho state quarter features a striking image of a peregrine falcon. Located in Boise, the Peregrine Fund helped save the peregrine falcon from extinction. After learning how to breed falcons in captivity, the Fund released birds in areas where they had disappeared or declined.
2008 42¢ Flags of Our Nation
This Flags of Our Nation Coin Cover features the Idaho stamp from the Flags of Our Nation Series, two uncirculated state quarters, and a cachet, or picture, that reflects the history of the state.
When the Idaho Volunteer Infantry left for the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, they carried Idaho’s first state flag into battle. At Manila, the Spanish agreed to surrender the city on the condition a battle first be fought to preserve their honor. American soldiers weren’t told about the agreement, however, and risked their lives to capture the city. The flag carried by the First Idaho Volunteers was displayed in the State Capitol building until it became ragged. A fundraising effort, started by an Idaho 4th grade elementary school class, raised $5,000 to rescue the flag. Cleaned, mended, and preserved, the military blue flag is now on permanent display in the Idaho Historical Museum in Boise.
Boise, Idaho, was originally Fort Boise, built in 1863 to protect pioneers on the Oregon Trail. Because of significant gold discoveries in the area, the population grew so rapidly that in just two years the fort became a city and Idaho’s state capital. The hand-colored woodcut cachet shows the red brick Capitol building with the carriage traffic on Capitol Square that was common in the 1890s.
The Idaho state quarter features a striking image of a peregrine falcon. Located in Boise, the Peregrine Fund helped save the peregrine falcon from extinction. After learning how to breed falcons in captivity, the Fund released birds in areas where they had disappeared or declined.