Hawai'i's Commemorative Quarter — the final coin to complete the set of 50 state quarters — is now available for purchase in a set containing the five quarters scheduled for circulation this year, honoring Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska and Hawai'i.

Each set comes in a sealed case and specially printed box with a United States Mint Certificate of Authenticity.

The sets are available for purchase at local coin shops, on the United States Mint's Web site, www.usmint.gov or by calling the toll-free number 800-USA-MINT (872-6468).

The Hawai'i quarter is expected to be released into general circulation in November.

The quarter, entitled "Hawai'i, the Island State," depicts the King Kamehameha I statue on the right side, with his hand stretching toward the eight main Hawaiian islands.

The state motto, "Ua mau ke ea o ka 'aina i ka pono" (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness), is on the lower left side of the coin.

At the top of the coin are the words "Hawaii" and the year "1959," when Hawai'i was admitted to the Union. "E Pluribus Unum" (Out of the many, one) is at the bottom.

The process to select Hawai'i's quarter design began in February 2006 when Gov. Linda Lingle convened a 36-member commission that included people from across the state representing government, business, education, labor, Native Hawaiian organizations, culture and the arts. Five high school students from O'ahu, Maui, Kaua'i and the Big Island also were part of the commission.

The commission solicited the public's input and invited people to submit themes and concepts that it used to develop five narratives that were submitted to the U.S. Mint, which returned actual designs approved by the Secretary of the Treasury.

The commission invited the public to vote for their favorite design in an online poll. Lingle made the final selection in April, based on recommendations from the Hawai'i Commemorative Quarter Advisory Commission and results from the online poll.

The silver proof set was released on Feb. 25.