New Coin Issues

US Mint Begins AWQ 2023 Programme

The US Mint has commenced its 2023 American Women Quarters (AWQ) programme with the release of the first two coins in this year’s series.

Launched in January, the first coin of this year features Bessie Coleman, the first African American and first Native American woman pilot as well as the first African American to earn an international pilot’s licence. The design features Bessie Coleman in the foreground on the left, as she suits up in preparation for flight. She is looking towards the skies, depicted on the right of the coin by clouds, with a plane shown in the background. The date ‘6.15.1921’ is minted at the bottom of the coin, marking the date that Coleman received her pilot’s licence.