American Women Quarters Program

In 2022, the United States Mint launched a new series of circulating commemorative quarter dollar coins.

The American Women Quarters Program began in 2022 and continues through 2025. Each year, five quarter dollar coins are being issued to honor the accomplishments of women from throughout U.S. history.

United States Congress authorized the American Women Quarters Program by passing Public Law 116-330. The exact language of the law calls for the production of quarter designs that are "emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of … prominent woman of the United States, and may include contributions to the United States in a wide spectrum of accomplishments and field, including but not limited to suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and arts, and should honor women from ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse backgrounds."

The women being honored on the 2022-2025 quarters are:

2022 Maya Angelou Quarter, Dr. Sally Ride Quarter, Wilma Mankiller Quarter, Nina Otero-Warren Quarter, and Anna May Wong Quarter.

2023 Bessie Coleman Quarter, Edith Kanaka’ole Quarter, Eleanor Roosevelt Quarter, Jovita Idar Quarter, and Maria Tallchief Quarter.

2024 Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray Quarter, Patsy Takemoto Mink Quarter, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Quarter, Celia Cruz Quarter, and Zitkala-Ša Quarter.

2025 Ida B. Wells Quarter, Juliette Gordon Low Quarter, Dr. Vera Rubin Quarter, Stacey Park Milbern Quarter, and Althea Gibson Quarter.

From a numismatic standpoint, the program has been a spectacular success. The honorees reflect a wide range of accomplishments, from movie stars to scientists, to civil rights leaders, to women who achieved historic firsts in important fields. Several designs have been innovative and visionary.

American Women Quarters Program Also Honors Famous Sculptress

Beyond the five annual honorees, the American Women Quarters Program also honors American sculptress Laura Gardin Fraser (1889-1966).

The prolific Fraser’s prior coin design credits include:

To mark the bicentennial of President George Washington’s birth, Congress held a competition to design a commemorative coin in his honor. Laura Gardin Fraser, John Flanagan, and Thomas Cremona were among those who submitted designs. Fraser’s design was favored over all others by the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), but Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon preferred John Flanagan’s design, and used his prerogative to overrule the judges.

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC), which pushed for adopting the Fraser reverse, saw its use as the “heads” side of the American Women Quarters Program as the correction of a historic injustice. The American Women Quarters obverse is the second use of this design; its first use was on the 1999 Washington Commemorative $5 gold coin issued to mark the 200th Anniversary of the first president’s death.

2022 Maya Angelou Quarter

2022 Dr. Sally Ride Quarter

2022 Wilma Mankiller Quarter

2022 Nina Otero-Warren Quarter

2022 Anna May Wong Quarter

2023 Bessie Coleman Quarter

2022 Edith Kanaka’ole Quarter

2023 Eleanor Roosevelt Quarter

2023 Jovita Idar Quarter

2023 Maria Tallchief Quarter

2024 Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray Quarter

2024 Patsy Takemoto Mink Quarter

2024 Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Quarter

2024 Celia Cruz Quarter

2024 Zitkala-Ša Quarter

2025 Ida B. Wells Quarter

2025 Juliette Gordon Low Quarter

2025 Dr. Vera Rubin Quarter

2025 Stacey Park Milbern Quarter

2025 Althea Gibson Quarter

Design

Common Obverse:

The common obverse of all American Women Quarters depicts a portrait of President and Founding Father George Washington, sculpted initially by Laura Gardin Fraser to mark his 200th birthday. Though her work was a recommended design for the 1932 quarter, then-Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon ultimately selected the familiar design by artist John Flanagan. Laura Gardin Fraser’s initials LGF are in the bust truncation. The word LIBERTY arcs clockwise along the top rim, above Washington’s head. The motto IN GOD / WE / TRUST is inscribed in three centered lines top to bottom on the left, behind Washington’s hair. The date and mintmark are on the right, beneath Washington’s chin.

Edge:

The edges of all American Women Quarters are reeded with 119 reeds.

Coin Specifications