By Arlenys Tabare
Next July 4th will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States and, to commemorate this date, the Mint announced that starting June 1, a new 25-cent piece with a design alluding to the Declaration of Independence will be distributed among commercial banks and financial institutions.
In this regard, the acting director of the United States Mint, Kristie McNally, commented that new designs represent the story of America’s path toward a “more perfect union” and celebrate the ideals of freedom that define America.
“We look forward to offering every American the opportunity to hold our nation’s 250 years of history in their hands as we connect America through currencies,” McNally said.
In the press release, The entity detailed that in The commemorative coin will feature the third president of the United States between 1801-1809, Thomas Jefferson, on the obverse. and author of the Declaration of Independence along with the inscriptions “E Pluribus Unum”, “In God We Have Confidence” and the dates “1776-2026”, while on the reverse the emblematic Liberty Bell was minted with the crack seen and the inscriptions: “Declaration of Independence”, “Quarter Buck”, “Liberty” and “United States of America”.
The Mint also reported that this piece is the third of five more designs that will go into circulation this year, among which is the Mayflower Pact penny, which began distribution in January, with the image of two pilgrims (man and woman) hugging each other with the inscription “E Pluribus Unum”, which translates as “out of many, one”.
Also on the list is the Revolutionary War quarter that has been in circulation since March of this year, showing the image of George Washington (the first president of the United States between 1789 and 1797) during the Revolutionary War.
The coins that have not yet entered circulation are the United States Constitution Commemorative Quarter, which has on the obverse the portrait of James Madison (4th President of the United States), and the Gettysburg Address cent, which on the obverse has Abraham Lincoln (16th President of the United States) with two clasped hands and the inscription “A brand new nation conceived in freedom.”
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