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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's U.S. Mint issued the following news release:
The United States Mint (Mint) announces the honorees for the 2025 American Women Quarters(TM) Program. This is the fourth and final year of this historic program featuring coins with reverse (tails) designs emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of American women. The Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver will manufacture these circulating quarters honoring these women.
"I am pleased to announce the final five of the 20 remarkable women we have featured in the American Women Quarters Program," said Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson. "It's a privilege for the Mint to connect America through coins, and to tell our nation's story through honoring the women in this amazing program. The pioneering women we have recognized are among the many in our nation's history who have made significant contributions and championed change in their own unique way."
As stipulated by Public Law 116-330 , the Secretary of the Treasury selects the women to be honored following consultation with the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum, the National Women's History Museum, and the Congressional Bipartisan Women's Caucus.
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