The United States Mint received global recognition at the 32nd Mint Directors Conference (MDC) in Cape Town, where the 2023 Jovita Idar quarter was honored in the Best Circulating Coin or Coin Series category.
Struck as the ninth release in the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters™ Program, the coin features a unique reverse design by Mint Medallic Artist John P. McGraw. Idar – an influential Mexican-American journalist, teacher, activist, and suffragist – is depicted with clasped hands. Within her silhouette are inscriptions representing the causes she championed and the newspapers she helped shape.
Among them: MEXICAN AMERICAN RIGHTS, TEACHER, NURSE, JOURNALIST, EVOLUCIÓN, ASTREA, EL HERALDO CRISTIANO, LA CRÓNICA, EL PROGRESO, LA CRUZ BLANCA, and LA LIGA FEMENIL MEXICANISTA, alongside standard coinage inscriptions including QUARTER DOLLAR, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and E PLURIBUS UNUM.
The MDC Coin Awards recognize excellence in coin design, production, packaging, and distribution. This year’s winners were selected from 112 global nominations submitted by mints worldwide and judged by members of the Mint Directors Association.
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