Which historical figure appears on the obverse of the 2026 Revolutionary War quarter?

George Washington appears on the obverse of the 2026 Revolutionary War quarter.

Washington was the commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. His appearance on the quarter connects the coin’s subject to the military leadership that guided the colonies through the conflict against Great Britain.

The reverse presents a Continental Army soldier overlooking Valley Forge, another direct reference to the Revolutionary War. Valley Forge became associated with the army’s difficult winter encampment during 1777–1778, when troops faced shortages, cold, and disease while remaining in service.

Washington is not the only founding-era figure represented in the 2026 coin series. Thomas Jefferson appears on the Declaration of Independence quarter, and James Madison appears on the Constitution quarter. Those choices reflect different parts of the national story rather than interchangeable portraits of the same event.