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Quarter dollar

For other uses, see Quarter.

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.

The obverse side of a United States quarter

Currently minted edit

Circulating Quarter dollars by country
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

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Notes edit

  1. ^ The "mass" and "diameters" shown here have been rounded to the nearest tenth.
  2. ^ Some countries have had many varieties and forms of quarters. The dates used in this table reflect when the current form (design/metal base) was first issued.

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