The Front of the Bill pictures Thomas Johnson, the first governor of the State of Maryland. 1788, the bill's denomination, is the year that Maryland was admitted to the Union as the 7th of the Original 13 Colonies. The actual date of admission, 4/28/1788 is encoded in the serial number within MD, the state's abbreviation. Annapolis, MD is shown as the capital city. The Back of the Bill pictures the Baltimore Oriole as the state bird, the White Oak as the state tree, the Brown-eyed Susan as the state flower, and the Diamondback Terrapin turtle. The U.S. Commemorative Quarter Dollar for the State of Maryland is shown, and the state's nickname, The Ocean State, is mentioned.