The U.S. Mint put the 2020 quarter into circulation back in February, and guess what’s on the back of it: TWO BATS hanging upside down.
Strangely coincidental that the 2020 quarters have bats printed on them #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/WXgeSVxoiu
— Gracie DeHaven (@graciedehaven) May 6, 2020
It’s just a wild coincidence: The coin honors the National Park of American Samoa, which is known for being a home to fruit bats.
The U.S. Mint hasn’t commented, but BEFORE the quarter’s release, they said, quote, “The design is intended to promote awareness to the species’ threatened status due to habitat loss and commercial hunting.”
