Washington longed to retire to his fields at Mount Vernon. But he soon realized that the Nation under its Articles of Confederation was not functioning well, so he became a prime mover in the steps leading to the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. When the new Constitution was ratified, the Electoral College unanimously elected Washington President.
When the French Revolution led to a major war between France and England, Washington refused to accept entirely the recommendations of either his Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who was pro-French, or his Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, who was pro-British. Rather, he insisted upon a neutral course until the United States could grow stronger.
To his disappointment, two parties were developing by the end of his first term. Wearied of politics, feeling old, he retired at the end of his second. In his Farewell Address, he urged his countrymen to forswear excessive party spirit and geographical distinctions. In foreign affairs, he warned against long-term alliances (source: whitehouse.gov).
Coin Features:
Issuer United States
Period Federal republic (1776-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Years 1992-1998
Value 1/4 Dollar = 25 Cents (0.25 USD)
Currency Dollar (1785-date)
Composition Silver (.900)
Weight 6.20 g
Diameter 24.3 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Obverse
Portrait of George Washington facing left and the mintmark to the right of the ribbon on the obverse.
Lettering:
LIBERTY
IN GOD WE
TRUST S
1995
Engraver: John Flanagan
Reverse
Eagle with outstretched wings, perched on a bundle of arrows with olive branches beneath.
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
QUARTER DOLLAR
Translation:
United States of America
Out of Many, One
Quarter Dollar
Engraver: John Flanagan
Edge
Reeded
Mint
S United States Mint, San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
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