2022-06-15 Wed

The Dr. Sally Ride Quarter is the second coin in the American Women Quarters Program. Dr. Sally Ride was a physicist, astronaut, educator, and the first American woman to soar into space.

The obverse (heads) depicts a portrait of George Washington, originally composed and sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser to mark George Washington’s 200th birthday, with the year of issue and the slogan ‘In God We Trust.

The reverse (tails) depicts Dr. Sally Ride next to a window on the space shuttle, inspired by her quote, “But when I wasn’t working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.” The inscription “E PLURIBUS UNUM - out of many, one (the motto of the US).” is intentionally positioned over the Earth next to America, indicating that out of all women in the United States, Dr. Ride was the first into space.

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