Thomas Jefferson’s portrait is planned for the obverse of the 2026 United States semiquincentennial Declaration of Independence quarter.
Jefferson is associated with the quarter because he was the principal drafter of the Declaration of Independence. The coin’s reverse depicts the Liberty Bell, linking the design to the declaration and to Philadelphia’s revolutionary history.
The coin is one of five special quarter designs issued for the semiquincentennial. The other planned themes include the Mayflower Compact, the American Revolutionary War, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address.
This design can be confused with the 2026 Constitution quarter, whose obverse features James Madison. The two men are connected to the founding era, but Jefferson is the figure assigned to the Declaration of Independence quarter.