25¢ (quarter)

2022

Wilma Mankiller

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General

2022
07.02.2022
KM-489

Coin type

5.67 g
24.26 mm
1.75 mm

Description

Obverse
The portrait of the first US President George Washington is shown, facing to the right. In the upper part of the circle - "LIBERTY", on the left in three lines - "IN GOD WE TRUST", on the right (bottom) the year of issue is indicated - "2022". The sign of this mint is minted in the right part
Reverse
Wilma is depicted in the center with a resolute look into the future, the wind is blowing at her back, and she is wrapped in a traditional shawl. To the left of it is the seven-pointed star of the Cherokee people, at the top is the inscription “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”, at the bottom is the denomination “QUARTER DOLLAR”.
Edge
Ribbed
Description
Wilma Mankiller's 25 cents is the third coin in the American Women program. Wilma Mankiller was the first woman elected chief of the Cherokee nation, and an activist for the rights of Native Americans and women. She was born in the Cherokee tribe in 1945. After a drought devastated her family's land in the 1950s, her family moved to an apartment complex in California, where the teenage Mankiller experienced a culture shock compounded by poverty and racism. After Mankiller returned to the Cherokee Nation in 1977, she founded the Department of Community Development for the Cherokee Nation. She oversaw the creation of public water supply systems and the restoration of homes during the reign of Chief Chief Ross Swimmer. In 1983, the Swimmer named Mankiller as his running mate in his bid for re-election. When they won, Mankiller became the first woman elected deputy chief of the Cherokee nation. After Swimmer left her post and headed the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the United States, she became the chief chief. Mankiller was elected head in 1987, and four years later was re-elected with a large majority of votes. She tripled the size of her tribe, doubled employment, and built new housing, medical centers, and children's programs in northeast Oklahoma. Under her leadership, infant mortality has decreased and the level of education has increased. Her leadership in social and financial matters has made her tribe a national role model. After leaving office in 1995, she remained a strong voice worldwide for social justice, indigenous people and women. Mankiller received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998, the highest honor awarded to civilians in the United States. In 1993, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.