
This design features a close-up image of Anna May Wong with her head resting on her hand, surrounded by the bright lights of a marquee sign. Anna May Wong - first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, who left a legacy for women in the film industry.Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “QUARTER DOLLAR,” “E PLUIBUS UNUM,” “NINA OTERO-WARREN,” and “VOTO PARA LA MUJER,” the Spanish counterpart for the suffragist slogan “Votes for Women.” The design features an image of Nina Otero-Warren on the left, flanked by three individual Yucca flowers - New Mexico’s state flower. Nina Otero-Warren - a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement and the first female superintendent of Santa Fe public schools.Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “QUARTER DOLLAR,” “WILMA MANKILLER,” “PRINCIPAL CHIEF,” and “CHEROKEE NATION,” which is written in the Cherokee syllabary.

To her left is the seven-pointed star of the Cherokee Nation. The wind is at her back, and she is wrapped in a traditional shawl. This design depicts Wilma Mankiller with a resolute gaze to the future. Wilma Mankiller - first woman elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation and an activist for Native American and women’s rights.The additional inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “QUARTER DOLLAR,” and “DR.

Ride next to a window on the space shuttle, inspired by her quote, “But when I wasn’t working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.” The inscription “E PLURIBUS UNUM” is intentionally positioned over the Earth next to America, indicating that out of all women in the United States, Dr. Sculptor: Phebe Hemphill, Medallic Artist Sally Ride - physicist, astronaut, educator, and first American woman to soar into space

Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “MAYA ANGELOU,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” and “QUARTER DOLLAR.” Behind her are a bird in flight and a rising sun, images inspired by her poetry and symbolic of the way she lived. The design depicts Maya Angelou with her arms uplifted.

Beginning in 2022 and continuing through 2025, the Mint will issue five quarters in each of these years. Authorized by Public Law 116-330, this four-year program features coins with reverse (tails) designs emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of trailblazing American women. Washington - The United States Mint (Mint) is pleased to announce the official designs for the first five coins in the American Women Quarters Program.
