U.S. Constitution
A coin honoring the Constitution with "We the People" and Independence Hall.
The fourth theme of the 2026 quarters marking the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding is the “U.S. Constitution.” It honors the document like the backbone of the nation, which set out how America, having declared its independence, would be governed as a single country.
The reverse of the coin features the clock tower (steeple) of Independence Hall in Philadelphia rising tall, with the large words “WE THE PEOPLE” inscribed beside it. Around the rim is the phrase “U.S. CONSTITUTION.”
“We the People” is the first three words with which the U.S. Constitution begins. Carrying the meaning that the power of the nation comes not from a king or a few, but from “the people,” it is regarded as the passage that best embodies the spirit of the U.S. Constitution.
The U.S. Constitution was created in 1787, at a convention held in Independence Hall. Engraving the clock tower of that building on the coin is meant to honor the fact that the very principles of governing the nation called America were born there.
This neat quarter, composed of the building and three words alone, quietly conveys that the strength sustaining the nation ultimately lies in the old promise of “We the People.”