Nina Otero-Warren
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Issued Date: August 15, 2022
Description: The 2022 Nina Otero-Warren quarter, the fourth release in the American Women Quarters™ Program, honors the New Mexico suffragist and educator. The reverse design features a portrait of Otero-Warren flanked by three Yucca flowers (New Mexico's state flower) and includes the Spanish inscription "VOTO PARA LA MUJER" ("Votes for Women").
Key Details of the Quarter:
Reverse Design: Depicts Adelina "Nina" Otero-Warren, designed by U.S. Mint's Artistic Infusion Program artist Chris Costello.
Symbolism: The three Yucca flowers represent New Mexico, and the Spanish phrase "Voto para la mujer" honors her work in bringing Hispanic women into the voting rights movement.
Obverse Design: Features a portrait of George Washington, originally designed by Laura Gardin Fraser for the 1932 quarter.
Significance: Otero-Warren was the first female superintendent of Santa Fe public schools, a leader in the New Mexican suffrage movement, and the first Latina to run for Congress.
Description: The 2022 Nina Otero-Warren quarter, the fourth release in the American Women Quarters™ Program, honors the New Mexico suffragist and educator. The reverse design features a portrait of Otero-Warren flanked by three Yucca flowers (New Mexico's state flower) and includes the Spanish inscription "VOTO PARA LA MUJER" ("Votes for Women").
Key Details of the Quarter:
Reverse Design: Depicts Adelina "Nina" Otero-Warren, designed by U.S. Mint's Artistic Infusion Program artist Chris Costello.
Symbolism: The three Yucca flowers represent New Mexico, and the Spanish phrase "Voto para la mujer" honors her work in bringing Hispanic women into the voting rights movement.
Obverse Design: Features a portrait of George Washington, originally designed by Laura Gardin Fraser for the 1932 quarter.
Significance: Otero-Warren was the first female superintendent of Santa Fe public schools, a leader in the New Mexican suffrage movement, and the first Latina to run for Congress.