{"id":196303,"date":"2024-04-25T08:41:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T18:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=196303"},"modified":"2024-04-25T09:56:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T19:56:39","slug":"us-mint-ceremony-patsy-mink-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/25\/us-mint-ceremony-patsy-mink-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Mint hosts ceremony marking Patsy T. Mink quarter in D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

\"Gibson,<\/p>\n

The U.S. Mint celebrated the recent release of a quarter in Washington, D.C. honoring Patsy Takemoto Mink, a distinguished University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> alumna. The quarter honoring Mink is the second release in 2024 and the 12th coin overall in the American Women Quarters\u2122 (AWQ<\/abbr>) Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nearly 200 attendees enjoyed the special celebration in the Cannon Caucus Room in the Cannon House Office Building. It included formal remarks, a short film about Mink, a coin pour and a panel discussion. The event was held in partnership with the National Women\u2019s History Museum and the Smithsonian American Women\u2019s History Museum.<\/p>\n

Special guests included Wendy Mink, daughter of Patsy Mink; Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Sen.<\/abbr> Mazie K. Hirono and Ed Case, Judy Chu and Jill Tokuda members of the U.S. House of Representatives.<\/p>\n