The new US coin with an image of the American Samoa fruit bat, or Pe'a. Photo: U.S. Department of the Interior
The United States Mint is launching a new coin that honours the National Park of American Samoa.
The image on the quarter shows a Samoan Fruit Bat, or Pe'a, hanging in a tree with her pup.
The National Park of American Samoa is the only park in the US that the Pe'a calls home.
A ceremony to launch the coin will be held on the 13th of February at Utulei Beach Park.