AMERICAN WOMEN
Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray "S"

This quarter is the first in 2024 and 11th overall in the American Women Quarters Program. 

The American Women Quarters™ Program is a four-year series celebrating the accomplishments and contributions made by women to the development and history of the U.S. Beginning in 2022, and continuing through 2025, the Mint will issue five new quarters each year featuring reverse designs honoring a group of prominent American women.

Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray is featured on the eleventh coin released in this program.

Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray was a poet, writer, activist, lawyer, and priest. To this day, Murray is regarded as one of the most important social justice advocates of the twentieth century.

The reverse (tails) of the coin depicts Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray’s eyeglass-framed face within the shape of the word “HOPE,” which is symbolic of Murray’s belief that significant societal reforms were possible when rooted in hope. A line from her poem “Dark Testament,” characterizes hope as “A SONG IN A WEARY THROAT,” an inscription in the design. Additional inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “25₵,” “THE REVEREND DR. PAULI MURRAY,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”

The common obverse (heads) 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 “2024.”

AMERICAN WOMEN - REVEREND DR. PAULI MURRAY "S" (BU) - 2024 UNITED STATES COINS 11 is categorised COINS AND PAPER MONEY / 09- UNITED STATES COINS / 4- 25 CENTS and sold by l'Imaginaire, a store and specialised website.