Title:
Washington Quarter American Women
Description:
American Women
Proof Deep Cameo
The Maya Angelou Quarter is the first coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program. Maya Angelou was a celebrated writer, performer, and social activist.
The obverse (heads) depicts a portrait of George Washington, originally composed and sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser to mark George Washington’s 200th birthday. A recommended design for the 1932 quarter, then-Treasury Secretary Mellon ultimately selected the familiar John Flanagan design.
The reverse (tails) depicts Maya Angelou with her arms uplifted. Behind her are a bird in flight and a rising sun, images inspired by her poetry and symbolic of the way she lived.
Obverse Inscriptions
LIBERTY
IN GOD WE TRUST
2022
Reverse Inscriptions
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
MAYA ANGELOU
E PLURIBUS UNUM
QUARTER DOLLAR
Proof Deep Cameo
The Maya Angelou Quarter is the first coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program. Maya Angelou was a celebrated writer, performer, and social activist.
The obverse (heads) depicts a portrait of George Washington, originally composed and sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser to mark George Washington’s 200th birthday. A recommended design for the 1932 quarter, then-Treasury Secretary Mellon ultimately selected the familiar John Flanagan design.
The reverse (tails) depicts Maya Angelou with her arms uplifted. Behind her are a bird in flight and a rising sun, images inspired by her poetry and symbolic of the way she lived.
Obverse Inscriptions
LIBERTY
IN GOD WE TRUST
2022
Reverse Inscriptions
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
MAYA ANGELOU
E PLURIBUS UNUM
QUARTER DOLLAR
Country:
United States
Year:
2022
Material:
Cupronickel
Denomination:
$0.25
Weight:
5.67 g
Diameter:
24.26 mm
Edge:
Reeded
Date Added:
2022-04-05 10:57:36
Date Added:
2022-04-05 10:57:36
