In early America, symbols of liberty as a Greco-Roman goddess were prevalent. When creating legislation for a national mint, Congress decided that coins should represent the concept of liberty on the obverse rather than a real person. circulating coins from the 18th to early 20th centuries portrayed female likenesses, they all depicted the mythical figure of Liberty. But this year, the American Women Quarters™ Program brings recognition to women and their contributions to this country. Although coin designs should represent a country’s values and culture, women are historically under-represented on American coins. Since then, there have been very few other coins celebrating women. It was almost 100 years later, in 1979, that the first U.S.

In 1893, Queen Isabella of Spain became the first woman featured on a United States coin, the Queen Isabella Commemorative Quarter. Watch this video to explore the history of women on U.S.