The U.S. Mint has released its new quarter honoring Hawaiian composer, chanter, kumu hula and community leader Edith Kanakaʻole.
What You Need To Know
The coin is part of the four-year American Women Quarters series; in all, 20 quarters celebrating notable women in American history will be released
Also featured on American Women Quarters this year are aviator Bessie Coleman; journalist Jovita Idar; former U.S. first lady and activist Eleanor Roosevelt; and ballerina Maria Tallchief
The coins enter circulation at banks around the country this week
The Kanakaʻole quarter was designed by Emily Damstra and sculpted by Renata Gordon and depicts Kanakaʻole with her hair and lei po`o morphing into elements of the Hawaiian landscape, a nod to her work in preserving traditional Hawaiian culture and the natural environment
The coin is part of the four-year American Women Quarters series.
