United States 25 Cents "Washington Quarter", 2023

25 Cents from United States. Issued in 2023. Struck in Copper-nickel clad copper. Measures 24.26 mm and weighs 5.67 g.

Obverse

Portrait of George Washington, facing right.

Reverse

A portrait of Edith Kanakaʻole, with her hair and lei poʻo (head lei) morphing into the elements of a Hawaiian landscape, symbolizing Kanakaʻole's life’s work of preserving the natural land and traditional Hawaiian culture. The inscription "E hō mai ka ʻike" translates as “granting the wisdom,” and is a reference to the intertwined role hula and chants play in this preservation. ("E hō mai ka ʻike" translates as "granting the wisdom")

Edge

Reeded