Nina Otero-Warren Quarter
- Year of Issue: 2022
- Authorizing Legislation: Public Law 116-330
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Background
The Nina Otero-Warren Quarter is the fourth coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program. Nina Otero-Warren was a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement and the first woman to be superintendent of Santa Fe public schools.
Otero-Warren emphasized the necessity of using the Spanish language in the suffrage fight in order to reach Hispanic women. She also spearheaded the lobbying effort to ratify the 19th Amendment in New Mexico.
Otero-Warren strove to improve education for all New Mexicans and worked to advance bicultural education and to preserve cultural practices among the state’s Hispanic and Native American communities.
In 1921, she became the first Hispanic woman to run for Congress, although she was defeated in the general election.
Characteristics
The obverse (heads) depicts a portrait of George Washington, originally composed and sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser to mark George Washington’s 200th birthday. A recommended design for the 1932 quarter, then-Treasury Secretary Mellon ultimately selected the familiar John Flanagan design.
The reverse (tails) features an image of Nina Otero-Warren on the left, flanked by three individual Yucca flowers – New Mexico’s state flower.
Obverse Inscriptions
- LIBERTY
- IN GOD WE TRUST
- 2022
Reverse Inscriptions
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- QUARTER DOLLAR
- E PLURIBUS UNUM
- NINA OTERO-WARREN
- VOTO PARA LA MUJER, the Spanish counterpart for the suffragist slogan “Votes for Women”
Mint and Mint Mark
Specifications
| Composition | Weight | Diameter | Thickness | Edge | No. of Reeds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cupro-Nickel
8.33% Nickel
Balance Copper
|
5.670 g |
0.955 in.
24.26 mm
|
1.75 mm | Reeded | 119 |
Artist Information
Obverse- Laura Gardin Fraser (1889-1966)
- Sculptor: Craig Campbell, Medallic Artist
- Designer: Chris Costello, Artistic Infusion Program