American Women quarters

The American Women quarters program is a series of quarters featuring notable women in U.S. history, commemorating the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[1] The United States Mint is issuing five designs each year from 2022 to 2025 for 20 total designs. One woman will be honored on the reverse of each coin, selected for "contributions to the United States in a wide spectrum of accomplishments and fields, including but not limited to suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and arts."[2] The obverse depicts George Washington with a new design.[3]

American Women quarter
United States
Value25 cents (0.25 US dollars)
Mass5.67 g (standard)
6.34 g (silver proof) g
Diameter24.26 mm (0.955 in)
Thickness1.75 mm (0.069 in)
Edge119 reeds
Composition91.67% Cu 8.33% Ni (standard)
99.9% Ag (silver proof)
Years of minting2022–2025
Obverse
DesignGeorge Washington
DesignerLaura Gardin Fraser
Design date1931
Reverse
DesignVarious; up to five designs per year (first design shown)
DesignerVarious

The program was authorized by the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, sponsored by Representatives Barbara Lee and Anthony Gonzalez.[4] The original proposal was for 56 quarters, honoring one woman from each state and territory,[5] but with a set of circulating coins intended to be released in 2026 for the United States Semiquincentennial, it was amended to be shorter. One of the five quarters in that set will also feature a woman.[1] It replaced an alternative proposal of quarters featuring animals or endangered species.[6] It will be followed in 2027–2030 with a series depicting youth sports.[7]

In addition to circulating coins, the series is also minted as a silver proof set.[8]

It succeeds the America the Beautiful quarters and Washington Crossing the Delaware quarter. Some coin collectors were critical of the "seemingly unending" proposal to continue to issue five new quarter designs every year for a third decade.[9] Many numismatists are more interested in redesigns of other denominations and less frequent releases.[10]

Designs

Obverse

Laura Gardin Fraser's portrait of George Washington, which was originally submitted in 1931, was selected by the Commission of Fine Arts and Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee to appear on the obverse of the American Women quarters. The right-facing bust had been used for the 1999 George Washington half eagle for the 200th anniversary of Washington's death.[11]

Reverse

The United States Secretary of the Treasury selects the women featured for the series in consultation with the Smithsonian Institution's American Women's History Initiative, the National Women's History Museum, and the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues. Recommendations for women honorees were solicited from the public in 2021.[12][13]

Honorees featured in 2022 are[14][15][16]

  • Maya Angelou, the first Black woman featured on U.S. currency.[17] Designed by Emily Damstra, who said her depiction of Angelou "convey[s] the passionate way she lived". She indicated that the bird in flight that silhouetted Angelou's arms was modeled on a Purple martin, which is native to Angelou's home state of Arkansas, and symbolized her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.[18] Oprah Winfrey called the design "a true treasure" and "an incredible moment" to commemorate her friend and poet's life.[19] Because a bust portrait was not permitted, Damstra chose to limit the details in the quarter, balancing negative space.[20]
  • Sally Ride, the first LGBT person on U.S. currency.[21] Her partner Tam O'Shaughnessy said Ride's design by the Space Shuttle's window reflected her quote, "But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth." It shows her wearing a patch with an element Ride designed for the STS-7 mission that represented her being the first American woman in space.[22] The design was unveiled at the 2021 Space Symposium.[23]
  • Wilma Mankiller; her quarter was released at an event at the Cherokee National Capitol. The Mint's deputy director said "This coin's design reflects the strength and determination it took for Wilma Mankiller to become the first woman elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation and to fight for Native American and women's rights".[24]
  • Adelina Otero-Warren, the first Hispanic American on U.S. currency.[25]
  • Anna May Wong, the first Asian American on U.S. currency. Also designed by Emily Damstra, who watched one of Wong's films to prepare her depiction.[18]

Honorees to be featured in 2023 are[26]

Designs for the 2024 honorees were announced on July 20, 2023.[29]

The honoreed to be features in 2025 were announced on October 17, 2023:[30]

List of designs
Year No. Woman Design Elements depicted Artist(s) Release date Mintage
Sculptor

(Medallic Artist)

 Designer

(Artistic Infusion Program)

 Denver Philadelphia San Francisco Total
2022 1 Maya Angelou Angelou with her arms outstretched, in front of a flying bird and sunrise.[31] Craig Campbell Emily Damstra January 3, 2022[32] 258,200,000 237,600,000 303,480 496,103,480
2 Sally Ride Ride next to a Space Shuttle window, with Earth in the background.[33] Phebe Hemphill Elana Hagler March 22, 2022 278,000,000 275,200,000 304,000 553,504,000
3 Wilma Mankiller Mankiller wearing a shawl, by a seven-pointed Cherokee Nation star and ᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ ("Cherokee Nation" in Cherokee syllabary).[34] Benjamin Sowards June 6, 2022 296,800,000 310,000,000 304,680 607,104,680
4 Nina Otero-Warren Otero-Warren with three Yucca flowers and the Spanish inscription Voto para la mujer (Vote for Women).[35] Craig Campbell Chris Costello August 15, 2022 219,200,000 225,000,000 305,560 444,505,560
5 Anna May Wong Wong surrounded by marquee lights.[36] John P. McGraw Emily Damstra October 25, 2022 240,800,000 226,800,000 303,080 467,903,080
2023[26] 6 Bessie Coleman Coleman looking into the clouds and a flying biplane. The inscription "6.15.1921" is the date she received a pilot's license.[37] Eric David Custer Chris Costello January 3, 2023 TBD TBD TBD TBD
7 Edith Kanakaʻole Kanakaʻole, with her hair and lei poʻo (head lei) blending into a Hawaiian landscape. The inscription "E hō mai ka ʻike" translates to "granting the wisdom" and refers to the role of hula and chants in cultural preservation. This design features the denomination shown as "25¢" instead of "Quarter Dollar" used on all other previous designs.[38] Renata Gordon Emily Damstra March 27, 2023 TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt stands by the scales of justice in front of a representation of the globe, above the inscription "Universal Declaration of Human Rights".[39] Craig Campbell Don Everhart June 5, 2023 TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 Jovita Idar Idar standing with her hands clasped. Her body is made up of inscriptions representing her accomplishments and the newspapers for which she wrote.[40] John P. McGraw August 14, 2023 TBD TBD TBD TBD
10 Maria Tallchief Maria Tallchief spotlit in balletic pose. Her Osage name, 𐓏𐓘𐓸𐓮𐓟-𐓍𐓪͘𐓬𐓘, which translates to "Two Standards", is written in Osage orthography.[41] Joseph Menna Benjamin Sowards October 23, 2023 TBD TBD TBD TBD
2024

[42]

 11 Patsy Mink TBD [43] John P. McGraw Beth Zaiken TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
12 Mary Edwards Walker TBD [44] Phebe Hemphill TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
13 Pauli Murray TBD [45] Joseph Menna Emily Damstra TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
14 Zitkala-Ša TBD [46] Renata Gordon Don Everhart TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
15 Celia Cruz[47] TBD [48] Phebe Hemphill TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
2025

[49]

 16 Ida B. Wells TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
17 Juliette Gordon Low TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
18 Vera Rubin TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
19 Stacey Park Milbern TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
20 Althea Gibson TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

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