The obverse (heads) depicts a portrait of George Washington. The design was originally composed and sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser as a candidate entry for the 1932 quarter, which honored the bicentennial of George Washington’s birth.
The reverse (tails) depicts Bessie Coleman as she suits up in preparation for flight, her expression reflective of her determination to take to the skies, the only place she experienced a freedom she did not have on the ground.
Obverse Inscriptions
- LIBERTY
- IN GOD WE TRUST
- 2023
Reverse Inscriptions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
- QUARTER DOLLAR
- BESSIE COLEMAN
- 6.15.1921
Mintage:
| Philadelphia | Denver | San Francisco | Clad Proof | Silver Proof |
| 302,000,000 | 317,200,000 | -- | -- | -- |