Poet and activist Maya Angelou becomes the first Black woman to appear on the US quarter in a new version of the coin unveiled by the US Mint
The US Mint said in a statement it"has begun shipping the first coins" as part of the American Women Quarters Program, which honours trailblazing women.
The US Mint "has begun shipping the first coins" with Angelou's likeness on the American quarter, a 25-cent piece, according to a press release from the agency. Angelou, author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," will also be the first figure commemorated through the American Women Quarters Program, which was signed into law in January 2021.
"Each time we redesign our currency, we have the chance to say something about our country — what we value, and how we've progressed as a society," she said in a statement.
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