What subject appears on the first 2026 semiquincentennial quarter released by the U.S. Mint?

The Mayflower Compact appears on the first 2026 semiquincentennial quarter released by the U.S. Mint.

The 2026 coin program commemorates the 250th anniversary of American independence with redesigned circulating coins and other issues. The first quarter design in the program recognizes the Mayflower Compact, the 1620 agreement signed by English settlers aboard the Mayflower before they established Plymouth Colony.

The quarter series contains five designs, each connected to American history. Other listed subjects include the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address. This sequence means the Mayflower Compact design should not be confused with the overall number of quarter designs or with the subjects of later releases.

The coins use the dual dates 1776–2026 to identify the semiquincentennial year. The Mayflower Compact is not itself a declaration of independence; it is remembered as an early example of self-government among English colonists in North America, predating the Declaration by more than 150 years.