George Washington appears on the Revolutionary War design of the 2026 United States Semiquincentennial quarter.
The quarter is one of five quarter-dollar designs authorized for the United States’ 250th-anniversary coin program. The designs commemorate themes connected with American independence and the nation’s founding era. The Revolutionary War design specifically uses Washington, the Continental Army’s commander in chief and the future first U.S. president.
The 2026 quarter program is part of the broader coinage authorized by the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020. That law allowed special circulating designs for the semiquincentennial and required one quarter to recognize women’s contributions to independence. The other designs cover subjects including the Mayflower Compact and the Liberty Bell.
Washington’s appearance on this quarter should not be confused with the standard quarter reverse used before 2026, which features George Washington on the obverse. The semiquincentennial design places the Revolutionary War reference on the commemorative reverse.