What subject appears on the first 2026 quarter in the United States Semiquincentennial coin program?
Answer
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact appears on the first 2026 quarter in the United States Semiquincentennial coin program.
The quarter’s design commemorates the Mayflower Compact, an agreement signed by English settlers aboard the Mayflower in 1620 before they established Plymouth Colony. The compact is frequently discussed as an early example of self-government among English colonists in North America.
The coin is one of five special quarters planned for the 2026 program. Other quarter subjects include the American Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Gettysburg Address. Together, the designs move through several major episodes and documents in U.S. history.
The Mayflower Compact quarter should not be confused with the 2020 Plymouth 400th-anniversary commemorative issues. The 2026 coin is part of a national semiquincentennial circulating series and carries the dual date 1776–2026.