Eleanor Roosevelt
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Issued Date: June 5, 2023
Description: The 2023 Eleanor Roosevelt quarter, part of the American Women Quarters Program, honors the activist, First Lady, and diplomat. The reverse design features a portrait of Roosevelt alongside the scales of justice, set against a globe to represent her work on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was designed by Don Everhart and sculpted by Craig A. Campbell.
Reverse Design Details
Imagery: Eleanor Roosevelt, depicted in her signature hat and pearls, stands beside the scales of justice with a backdrop representing the globe.
Significance: The design symbolizes her role as the first chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights and her work on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Inscriptions: "UNITED STATES of AMERICA," "QUARTER DOLLAR," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," "ELEANOR ROOSEVELT," and "UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS".
Obverse Design: Features a portrait of George Washington, originally designed by Laura Gardin Fraser for the 1932 quarter.
Role: Honors her as a civil liberties advocate, diplomat, and longest-serving First Lady.
Production: Struck at the Philadelphia and Denver mints, with silver proof versions also produced.
Description: The 2023 Eleanor Roosevelt quarter, part of the American Women Quarters Program, honors the activist, First Lady, and diplomat. The reverse design features a portrait of Roosevelt alongside the scales of justice, set against a globe to represent her work on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was designed by Don Everhart and sculpted by Craig A. Campbell.
Reverse Design Details
Imagery: Eleanor Roosevelt, depicted in her signature hat and pearls, stands beside the scales of justice with a backdrop representing the globe.
Significance: The design symbolizes her role as the first chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights and her work on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Inscriptions: "UNITED STATES of AMERICA," "QUARTER DOLLAR," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," "ELEANOR ROOSEVELT," and "UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS".
Obverse Design: Features a portrait of George Washington, originally designed by Laura Gardin Fraser for the 1932 quarter.
Role: Honors her as a civil liberties advocate, diplomat, and longest-serving First Lady.
Production: Struck at the Philadelphia and Denver mints, with silver proof versions also produced.