Quarter dollar
Appearance
The term "quarter dollar" refers to a quarter-unit of several currencies that are named "dollar". One dollar ($1) is normally divided into subsidiary currency of 100 cents, so a quarter dollar is equal to 25 cents. These quarter dollars (aka quarters) are denominated as either coins or as banknotes. Although more than a dozen countries have their own unique dollar currency, not all of them use quarters. This article only includes quarters that were intended for circulation, those that add up to units of dollars, and those in the form of a coin.
Currently minted
Circulating Quarter dollars by country | |||||||||
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Country(s) / City | Unit of currency |
Technical parameters[a] | Description | Date of first minting[b] | |||||
Diameter | Thickness | Weight | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | |||
Anguilla | XCD | 24.0 mm | N/A | 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | 2002 |
Antigua and Barbuda | XCD | 24.0 mm | N/A | 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | 2002 |
Barbados | BBD | 23.7 mm | 1.8 mm | 5.1 g | Nickel-plated steel | Reeded | Coat of arms of Barbados | Morgan Lewis windmill | 2007 |
Belize | BZD | N/A | N/A | N/A | 75% copper 25% nickel | N/A | British monarch | Ornamental - Country/Value/Date | 1981 |
Bermuda | BMD | 25.0 mm | N/A | 5.9 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | Milled | British monarch | Coat of arms | 1970 |
Canada | CAD | 23.9 mm | 1.6 mm | 4.4 g | 94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating | Milled | British monarch | Caribou | 2000 |
Cayman Islands | KYD | 24.3 mm | 1.6 mm | 5.1 g | Nickel-plated steel | Smooth | British monarch | Schooner "Kirk B" | 1999 |
Dominica | XCD | 24.0 mm | N/A | 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | 2002 |
Grenada | XCD | 24.0 mm | N/A | 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | 2002 |
Liberia | LRD | 23.0 mm | 1.8 mm | 4.5 g | Nickel Clad Steel | Reeded | Head with headress and country name | Value/Date within wreath | 2000 |
Montserrat | XCD | 24.0 mm | N/A | 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | 2002 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | XCD | 24.0 mm | N/A | 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | 2002 |
Saint Lucia | XCD | 24.0 mm | N/A | 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | 2002 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | XCD | 24.0 mm | N/A | 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | 2002 |
The Bahamas | BSD | 24.3 mm | 1.7 mm | 5.0 g | Nickel-plated steel | Reeded | Coat of Arms | Bahamian sloop | 2007 |
Trinidad and Tobago | TTD | N/A | N/A | N/A | 75% copper 25% nickel | N/A | Coat of Arms | Value | 1976 |
United States and others | USD | 24.3 mm | N/A | 5.7 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | Reeded | George Washington | Eagle | 2022 |
Zimbabwe | N/A | 23.0 mm | N/A | 4.8 g | Nickel-plated steel | N/A | RBZ in various positions with coin date | Enclosed in circle with "25" surrounded by "TWENTY-FIVE CENTS BOND COIN" | 2014 |