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 a portrait of Jovita Idar with her hands clasped. Within her body are inscriptions representing some of her greatest accomplishments and the newspapers for which she wrote.
Obverse Inscriptions
- LIBERTY
- IN GOD WE TRUST
- 2023
Reverse Inscriptions
- MEXICAN AMERICAN RIGHTS
- TEACHER
- JOVITA IDAR
- NURSE
- EVOLUCIÓN
- ASTREA
- EL HERALDO CRISTIANO
- LA CRUZ BLANCA
- JOURNALIST
- LA CRÓNICA
- EL PROGRESO
- LA LIGA FEMENIL MEXICANISTA
- QUARTER DOLLAR
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Mintage:
| Philadelphia | Denver | San Francisco | Clad Proof | Silver Proof |
| 196,600,000 | 188,000,000 | -- | -- | -- |
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