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Jul 18, 2023 · The 2024 Celia Cruz Quarter is the 14th coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program. Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer, cultural icon, and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century.
Jul 31, 2024 · WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) will begin shipping the fourth coin honoring Celia Cruz in the 2024 American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program on August 5. The Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver manufacture these circulating quarters.
Jul 31, 2024 · The Celia Cruz quarter is the 14th coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program, a four-year program that celebrates the accomplishments and contributions made by women who have shaped our Nation’s history and helped pave the way for generations that followed.
The coin’s reverse (tails) features a dynamic depiction of Celia Cruz flashing her dazzling smile while performing in a rumba style dress. Her signature catchphrase “¡AZÚCAR!” is inscribed on the right.
Aug 3, 2023 · U.S. medallic artist Phebe Hemphill, who began designing Cruz’s coin this spring, had the honor of working on the first-ever coin to feature an Afro-Latina. Cruz, the “Queen of Salsa,” was...
The limited edition Celia Cruz quarters are officially in circulation starting Monday, the first U.S. coins to feature an Afro-Latina figure.
Jul 24, 2023 · The Cuban megastar, who will be the first Afro Latina to be featured on a U.S. coin, will be depicted on the reverse side of the quarter wearing a rumba-style dress as she boasts a dazzling smile...
Feb 8, 2023 · Cuban American icon Celia Cruz is appearing on new coins for 2024, the U.S. Mint announced last week. The singer will be the first Afro Caribbean woman to appear on the U.S. quarter, several news...
Aug 15, 2024 · Celia Cruz was chosen along with four other exemplary women in history to be featured on the U.S. 0.25 cents coin as part of the American Women Quarters™ Program in 2024.
Feb 12, 2023 · Celia Cruz, a Cuban American singer who was known as the Queen of Salsa, will be the first Afro-Latina woman to appear on American quarters as part of a U.S. Mint initiative.
