The Front of the Bill pictures West Virginia's first governor, Arthur Ingram Boreman, and the bill's denomination, 1863, is the year of admission to the Union as the 35th state. The serial number has the actual date of admission, 06/20/63 encoded between WV, the initial for West Virginia. Charleston, WV is shown as the capital city. The Back of the Bill shows the Cardinal as the state bird, the Sugar Maple as the state tree, the Rhododendron as the state flower, and the Black Bear. The U.S. Commemorative Quarter Dollar for the State of West Virginia is pictured, and the state nickname, The Mountain State, is mentioned.