Fox News Digital obtained images of the now-scrapped quarters, and found the one remembering the abolition of slavery showed arms locked in handcuffs while breaking the chains; while another quarter focused on women's suffrage showed arms holding up a what appeared to be a concrete slab with the inscription "Liberty Equality Justice for Women" and "SUFFRAGE;" while the civil rights coin showed depictions of people linking arms with the inscription, "We shall overcome." "We’re trying to be very sensitive to how people will interpret the themes and designs of the coins," one of the members of the coin advisory panel told the Wall Street Journal of the previous designs. The 2021 law establishing the creation of the coins noted that the designs "must be emblematic of a woman's or women's contribution to the birth of the nation or the Declaration of Independence or any other monumental moments in American history."
Published at: 2025-12-11 22:48:08
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