The obverse design of all coins is by Laura Gardin Fraser. This design features a close-up image of Anna May Wong with her head resting on her hand, surrounded by the bright lights of a marquee sign. The design features an image of Nina Otero-Warren on the left, flanked by three individual Yucca flowers - New Mexico’s state flower.Īnna May Wong - first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, who left a legacy for women in the film industry Nina Otero-Warren - a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement and the first female superintendent of Santa Fe public schools To her left is the seven-pointed star of the Cherokee Nation.
The wind is at her back, and she is wrapped in a traditional shawl. The American Women Quarters Program will feature coins with reverse (tails) designs emblematic. This design depicts Wilma Mankiller with a resolute gaze to the future. WASHINGTON The United States Mint has chosen Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to serve as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, to be honored during the first year of American Women Quarters Program. It happened in 2009 when the coin was issued to celebrate the District of Columbia, the artist’s birthplace. Designed by Glenna Goodacre, the Sacagawea dollar coin, which shows the Native American carrying her infant son, Jean Baptiste, began. Wilma Mankiller - first woman elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation and an activist for Native American and women’s rights The legendary musician was the first African American to appear as the only figure on a circulating U.S. They love collecting and also cataloging historic and ancient American coins. So far in the zones of the United States, this coin collecting habit is a popular habit pursued by people. Ride next to a window on the space shuttle, inspired by her quote, “But when I wasn’t working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.” Furthermore, it was granted that coins can be made of manganese, copper or they can be made of nickel. Sculptor: Phebe Hemphill, medallic artist Sally Ride - physicist, astronaut, educator, and first American woman to soar into space