2022 S WILMA MANKILLER AMERICAN WOMEN QUARTER BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED CONDITION

Description: 2022 S Wilma Mankiller QuarterAmerican Women Quarter ProgramBrilliant Uncirculated conditionThis sale is for one uncirculated 2022-S Wilma Mankiller quarter which is the third in the American Women Quarter Program. Wilma MankillerWilma Mankiller is featured on the third coin released in this program.Wilma Mankiller was the first woman elected chief of the Cherokee Nation. Mankiller’s administration revitalized the Cherokee Nation through extensive community development, including improvements to health care and education. Mankiller’s leadership on social and financial issues made her tribe a national role model.After leaving office, she remained a strong voice worldwide for social justice, native people, and women. In her 1993 autobiography, she said she wanted to be remembered for emphasizing that Cherokee values can help solve contemporary problems. Mankiller received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998.The reverse (tails) design depicts Wilma Mankiller with a resolute gaze to the future. The wind is at her back, and she is wrapped in a traditional shawl. To her left is the seven-pointed star of the Cherokee Nation. It was designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Designer Benjamin Sowards and sculpted by United States Mint Medallic Artist Phebe Hemphill. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “QUARTER DOLLAR,” “WILMA MANKILLER,” “PRINCIPAL CHIEF” and the name of the Cherokee Nation written in the Cherokee syllabary. American Women Quarters™ ProgramThe American Women Quarters Program is a four-year program that celebrates the accomplishments and contributions made by women to the development and history of our country. Beginning in 2022, and continuing through 2025, the U.S. Mint will issue up to five new reverse designs each year. The obverse of each coin will maintain a likeness of George Washington, but is different from the design used during the previous quarter program.The American Women Quarters may feature contributions from a variety of fields, including, but not limited to, suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and the arts. The women honored will be from ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse backgroundsAmerican Women QuartersThe distinguished American women celebrated on the 2022 quarters will be:Maya Angelou – celebrated writer, performer, and social activistDr. Sally Ride – physicist, astronaut, educator, and first American woman in spaceWilma Mankiller – first female principal chief of the Cherokee NationNina Otero-Warren – a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement and the first female superintendent of Santa Fe public schoolsAnna May Wong – first Chinese American film star in Hollywood

Price: 5.95 USD

Location: Coraopolis, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2025-01-19T23:58:09.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0.95 USD