The text includes the inscriptions “MEXICAN AMERICAN RIGHTS,” “TEACHER,” “JOVITA IDAR,” “NURSE,” “EVOLUCIÓN,” “ASTREA,” “EL HERALDO CRISTIANO,” “LA CRUZ BLANCA,” “JOURNALIST,” “LA CRÓNICA,” “EL PROGRESO,” and “LA LIGA FEMENIL MEXICANISTA,” as well as “QUARTER DOLLAR,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” and “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.”ĭesigned by Emily Damstra, Artistic Infusion Program Designer Within her body are inscriptions representing some of her greatest accomplishments and the newspapers for which she wrote. McGraw, United States Mint Medallic Artistĭepicts a portrait of Jovita Idar with her hands clasped. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “QUARTER DOLLAR,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “BESSIE COLEMAN,” and “,” the date Coleman received her pilot’s license.ĭesigned and Sculpted by John P. Sculpted by Eric David Custer, United States Mint Medallic Artistĭepicts Bessie Coleman as she suits up in preparation for flight, her expression reflective of her determination to take to the skies, the only place she experienced a freedom she did not have on the ground. The Secretary of the Treasury selected the final designs in accordance with the design selection process, which is available here.ĭesigned by Chris Costello, Artistic Infusion Program Designer “These beautiful designs honor the achievements of these amazing women and add to the Mint’s rich history of rendering the history of our Nation in enduring examples of numismatic art.” “I am pleased to announce the designs of the 2023 American Women Quarters,” said Mint Director Ventris C. The 2023 coins recognize the achievements of Bessie Coleman, Jovita Idar, Edith Kanakaʻole, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Maria Tallchief. The ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse group of individuals honored through this program reflects a wide range of accomplishments and fields, including suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and the arts. Beginning in 2022 and continuing through 2025, the Mint is issuing 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. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The United States Mint (Mint) is pleased to announce the designs for the second year of the American Women Quarters ™ Program. The coins made by the Denver and San Francisco Mint facilities bear “D” and “S” mint marks, respectively.Washington, DC, Aug. The Mint produced the 2021 Morgan Dollar with an uncirculated finish in five versions of the reverse to recognize the Mint facilities that minted the original coin. It represented the country’s westward expansion and industrial development in the late 19th century. Minted from 1878 to 1904, and again in 1921, the Morgan Dollar was designed by Mint Chief Engraver George T. In 2023, the Mint released additional Morgan Dollar coins in uncirculated, proof, and reverse proof finishes. The 2021 Morgan Dollar is part of the Morgan and Peace Dollar Anniversary Coin Program. Mint re-issued the Morgan Dollar in honor of its last year of minting in 1921.
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