The United States Mint is happy to announce the designs for the fourth and ultimate 12 months of the American Ladies Quarters Program. Licensed by Public Law 116-330, this four-year program options cash with reverse designs emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of trailblazing American ladies. Because the starting of this system in 2022, the Mint has issued 5 quarters yearly, and the ultimate 5 quarters might be issued in 2025. The ethnically, racially, and geographically various group of people honored by means of this program displays a variety of accomplishments and fields, together with suffrage, civil rights, abolition, authorities, humanities, science, house, and the humanities.
The 2025 quarters acknowledge the achievements of Ida B. Wells, Juliette Gordon Low, Dr. Vera Rubin, Stacey Park Milbern, and Althea Gibson.
2025 American Ladies Quarters Reverse Designs
The Secretary of the Treasury chosen the ultimate designs in accordance with the design choice course of, which is offered right here. All reverse designs have been created by Mint Creative Infusion Program (AIP) Designers and sculpted by Mint Medallic Artists. Photos of the cash can be found right here.
Ida B. Wells
- Designed by: Elana Hagler, AIP Designer
- Sculpted by: Phebe Hemphill, Mint Medallic Artist
This design options Wells as she gazes courageously and proudly in the direction of the longer term. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “IDA B. WELLS,” “25 CENTS,” “JOURNALIST, SUFFRAGIST, CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST.”
Juliette Gordon Low
- Designed by: Tom Hipschen, AIP Designer
- Sculpted by: Eric David Custer, Mint Medallic Artist
This design depicts a likeness of Juliette Gordon Low subsequent to the unique Lady Scout Trefoil, which she designed and patented. The inscriptions “JULIETTE GORDON LOW” and “QUARTER DOLLAR,” are included inside the design. Extra inscriptions are, “FOUNDER of GIRL SCOUTS of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”
Dr. Vera Rubin
- Designed by: Christina Hess, AIP Designer
- Sculpted by: John P. McGraw, Mint Medallic Artist
This design incorporates a profile of Dr. Vera Rubin gazing upward, smiling as she contemplates the cosmos. She is surrounded by a spiral galaxy and different celestial our bodies. Inscriptions embrace “DR. VERA RUBIN,” “QUARTER DOLLAR,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” and “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.” The extra inscription, “DARK MATTER,” the invisible mass present in our galaxy, is inscribed on the backside of the design.
Stacey Park Milbern
- Designed by: Elana Hagler, AIP Designer
- Sculpted by: Craig A. Campbell, Mint Medallic Artist
This design depicts Milbern talking to an viewers. She locations one hand close to her trach whereas her proper hand faces palm up in a gesture meant to evoke a real alternate of concepts and the constructing of allyship. Extra inscriptions are, “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “QUARTER DOLLAR,” “DISABILITY JUSTICE,” and “STACEY PARK MILBERN.”
Althea Gibson
This design portrays Althea Gibson with a racket in a single hand and a ball within the different whereas standing confidently by a internet on a tennis courtroom as if in preparation earlier than enjoying a match. Inscriptions: “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “ALTHEA GIBSON,” “QUARTER DOLLAR,” and “TRAILBLAZING CHAMPION.”
Frequent Obverse Design
The obverse design of all 2025 American Ladies Quarters is by Laura Gardin Fraser, one of the prolific feminine sculptors of the early twentieth century, whose works span the artwork and numismatic worlds. Fraser’s design depicts a portrait of George Washington, which was initially composed and sculpted as a candidate to mark George Washington’s 2 hundredth birthday. Although really helpful for the 1932 quarter, then-Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon in the end chosen the acquainted John Flanagan design. Inscriptions are “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “2025.”
* * *