Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
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Issued Date: June 3, 2024
Description: The 2024 Dr. Mary Edwards Walker quarter is the 13th coin in the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters™ Program, featuring her on the reverse holding a surgeon’s kit, wearing her Medal of Honor, and her surgeon's pin. It honors her as the first female U.S. Army surgeon, a Civil War spy, and the only woman awarded the Medal of Honor.
Design and Inscriptions
Reverse Design: Depicts Dr. Walker in her military uniform. Elements include her holding her pocket surgical kit, the Medal of Honor on her uniform, and a surgeon’s pin at her collar.
Reverse Inscriptions: Includes "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," "QUARTER DOLLAR," "DR. MARY EDWARDS WALKER," and "MEDAL OF HONOR 1865".
Obverse Design: Features a portrait of George Washington, originally designed by Laura Gardin Fraser.
Significance: Honors a pioneering Civil War surgeon, abolitionist, and women's rights advocate.
Description: The 2024 Dr. Mary Edwards Walker quarter is the 13th coin in the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters™ Program, featuring her on the reverse holding a surgeon’s kit, wearing her Medal of Honor, and her surgeon's pin. It honors her as the first female U.S. Army surgeon, a Civil War spy, and the only woman awarded the Medal of Honor.
Design and Inscriptions
Reverse Design: Depicts Dr. Walker in her military uniform. Elements include her holding her pocket surgical kit, the Medal of Honor on her uniform, and a surgeon’s pin at her collar.
Reverse Inscriptions: Includes "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," "QUARTER DOLLAR," "DR. MARY EDWARDS WALKER," and "MEDAL OF HONOR 1865".
Obverse Design: Features a portrait of George Washington, originally designed by Laura Gardin Fraser.
Significance: Honors a pioneering Civil War surgeon, abolitionist, and women's rights advocate.