United States Mint Begins Shipping 2023 American Women Quarters™ Program Coins Honoring Bessie Coleman January 3
Washington, DC, Jan. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the United States Mint (Mint) began shipping the first coin in the 2023 American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program.
- Washington, DC, Jan. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the United States Mint (Mint) began shipping the first coin in the 2023 American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program.
- “The first coin of the 2023 American Women’s Quarters™ Program honors the life and legacy of Bessie Coleman,” said Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson.
- The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “QUARTER DOLLAR,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “BESSIE COLEMAN,” and “6.15.1921,” the date Coleman received her pilot’s license.
- The reverse was designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Designer Chris Costello and sculpted by United States Mint Medallic Artist Eric David Custer.