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
Mintage:
| Philadelphia | Denver | San Francisco | Clad Proof | Silver Proof |
| 237,6000,000 | 258,200,000 | 303,520 | 442,828 | 352,834 |