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25 Cents 'Washington Quarter' Zitkala-Ša
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Central effigy of Zitkala-Ša (Red Bird), depicted in traditional Yankton Sioux dress, facing slightly left and holding a book in her hands, referencing her celebrated literary and activist legacy. Behind her figure, a stylized sun radiates in the upper field, commemorating her contribution to The Sun Dance Opera, while a cardinal perches nearby as a symbolic allusion to her name, meaning 'Red Bird' in the Lakota language. A Yankton Sioux-inspired geometric diamond pattern is rendered beneath the sun in the upper field. The surrounding legends identify the issuing nation and denomination, and her name and accomplishments are inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Mint | S United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
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Zitkala-Ša — born Gertrude Simmons on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in 1876 — spent decades fighting federal assimilation policies while simultaneously publishing fiction, composing the first Native American opera, and co-founding what became the National Congress of American Indians. Her inclusion in the American Women Quarters Program is among the less contested choices in the series; the argument for her significance barely needs making.
The .999 silver version was struck for collector sale only, never seeing circulation. The base clad issue carries the same design.