Laura Fraser's obverse design for the 2022 American Women Quarters. Image courtesy of U.S. Mint The reverse of the coin was designed by Emily Damstra and sculpted by medallic artist Craig Campbell. It shows Angelou with her arms outstretched, mirroring a bird with its wings spread in the b...
When Anna May Wong's likeness was used for the back of the quarter it was a truly monumental moment in both the history of US coin production and US history in general. Also featured in the first American Women quarters series were Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, and Nina...
" an initiative that was set to run between 2022 and 2025 and include as many as five new quarters every year. For 2022, theU.S. Mint said it was releasing quarters to honorMaya Angelou,Dr. Sally Ride,Wilma Mankiller,Nina Otero-Warren, andAnna May ...
Angelou, who died in 2014 at the age of 86, rose to prominence with the publication of her groundbreaking 1969 autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." She went on to publish more than 30 bestselling titles and was the recipient of more than 30 honorary degrees, the U.S. Min...
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