2023 S Silver Proof Set American Women Quarters

Description

2023 S Silver Proof Set American Women Quarters – 5 Coins
The American Women Quarters for 2023 are:
Obverse Side
The common obverse side depicts a portrait of George Washington. This 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. Inscriptions are LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, and 2023.
Reverse Side
Bessie Coleman
The reverse side 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. The inscriptions are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, QUARTER DOLLAR, E PLURIBUS UNUM, BESSIE COLEMAN, and 6.15.1921, the date Coleman received her pilot’s license.
Edith Kanakaole
The reverse design depicts a portrait of Edith Kanakaʻole, with her hair and lei poʻo head lei morphing into the elements of a Hawaiian landscape, symbolizing her life’s work of preserving the natural land and traditional Hawaiian culture. The inscription E hō mai ka ʻike translates as granting the wisdom, a reference to the intertwined role hula and chants play in this preservation. Additional inscriptions are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, 25, and EDITH KANAKAʻOLE.
Eleanor Roosevelt
The reverse features a depiction of Eleanor Roosevelt and the scales of justice against a backdrop representing the globe, symbolic of her impactful work with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Jovita Idar
The reverse 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.
Maria Tallchief
The reverse depicts Maria Tallchief spotlit in balletic pose. Her Osage name, which translates to Two Standards, is written in Osage orthography.