Amata with U.S. Mint personnel

Congresswoman Aumua Amata (center) with the Director of the US Mint, David J. Ryder (right); and a US Mint staffer (left). The two men are in the territory for the announcement and official launch of the 2020 National Park of American Samoa quarter on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, at the Su’igaula ole Atuvasa Beach Park at 10a.m. The new quarter features the distinctive Samoan fruit bat and is part of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program by the U.S. Mint. [photo: LF]