Which speech is commemorated by one of the five 2026 U.S. Semiquincentennial quarter designs?

The Gettysburg Address is commemorated by one of the five 2026 U.S. Semiquincentennial quarter designs. The design honors Abraham Lincoln’s famous address and connects the anniversary coinage with a defining statement about American democracy.

Lincoln delivered the speech on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It followed the Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to 3, 1863, and helped frame the Civil War as a struggle over the nation’s founding principles.

The five 2026 quarter themes are the Mayflower Compact, the American Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address. This makes the Gettysburg Address quarter distinct from designs focused on the founding documents and the Revolutionary era. The coin’s imagery includes Lincoln and two hands clasping, symbolizing unity.