Next July 4 will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States and, to commemorate this date, the Mint announced that starting June 1, a new 25-cent piece with a design alluding to the Declaration of Independence will be distributed among commercial banks and financial institutions.

In this regard, the acting director of the United States Mint, Kristie McNally, commented that the new designs represent the story of the United States' path toward a “more perfect union” and celebrate the ideals of freedom that define the United States.

“We look forward to offering every American the opportunity to hold our nation's 250 years of history in their hands as we connect America through currencies,” McNally said.

In the press release, the entity detailed that the commemorative coin will show on the obverse the third president of the United States between 1801-1809, Thomas Jefferson and author of the Declaration of Independence along with the inscriptions “E Pluribus Unum”, “In God We Trust” and the dates “1776-2026”, while on the reverse the emblematic Liberty Bell was minted with the visible crack and the inscriptions: “Declaration of Independence”, “Quarter Dollar”, “Liberty” and “United States of America”.

The Mint also reported that this piece is the third of five more designs that will go into circulation this year, among which is the Mayflower Pact cent, which began distribution in January, with the image of two pilgrims (man and woman) embracing with the inscription “E Pluribus Unum”, which translates as “out of many, one.”

Also on the list is the Revolutionary War quarter that has been in circulation since March of this year, featuring the image of George Washington (the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797) during the Revolutionary War.

The coins that have not yet entered circulation are the United States Constitution Commemorative Quarter, which has on the obverse the portrait of James Madison (4th President of the United States), and the Gettysburg Address cent, which on the obverse has Abraham Lincoln (16th President of the United States) with two clasped hands and the inscription “A new nation conceived in freedom.”