The Front of the Bill pictures Benedict Arnold, the First Governor of the State of Rhode Island. The Serial Number has the actual date of Rhode Island's admission to the Union, 05/29/1790, encoded in it. The Denomination depicts the year of the state's entry to the Union as the 13th of the Original 13 Colonies, and Providence, RI is shown as the state capital city. The Back of the Bill depicts the Rhode Island Red Hen as the state bird, the Red Maple as the state tree, the Violet as the state flower, and the Striped Bass. The U.S. Commemorative Quarter Dollar for the State of Rhode Island is also pictured, and the state's nickname, The Ocean State, is listed.