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Isabella Quarter Dollar - 1893

Production Process: Unknown   Coin Type: Commemorative   Denomination: Quarter Dollar   Authorized Mintage Maximum: 40,000   Production Facility: Philadelphia   Public Law Number: Authority Granted   Congressional Number:    Approval Date: 03/03/1893  
Image of Queen Isabella of Spain in profile. Inscribed United States of America 1893.
Obverse: Download
Obverse Description:
This coin was the first produced by the United States Mint with a real woman on it. The image is of Queen Isabella of Spain. The inscription says United States of America, and it carries the date 1893.
Obverse Designer:
Charles E. Barber


Image of kneeling female with distaff and spindle. Inscribed Board of Lady Managers and Columbian Quar. Dol.
Reverse: Download
Reverse Description:
The coin features a kneeling female with symbols of women’s industry (distaff and spindle) and is inscribed Board of Lady Managers and Columbian Quar. Dol.
Reverse Designer:
Charles E. Barber


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