A head of George Washington, the first President of the United States, facing left.

Designer: John Flanagan (JF), 1932 version from a 1786 bust by Houdon / William Cousins.

Helen Keller seated in a chair holding a Braille book. An Alabama long leaf pine (the state tree) branch and a garland of magnolias grace the sides of the design. A banner underneath Helen Keller says "Spirit of Courage" and in the right middle "Helen Keller" in both standard print and Braille. This quarter is the first U.S. circulating coin to feature braille.

Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. When she was a small child, an illness destroyed her sight and hearing and, consequently, depriving her of the senses by which we normally learn to speak. Despite her disabilities, Helen Keller learned to speak and read using the raised and manual alphabets, as well as Braille. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn Bachelor of Arts degree. Miss Keller also graduated with honors from Radcliffe. She went on to publish numerous books, articles and essays. Helen Keller lived out her life addressing social issues for disabled persons and women. The story of how Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan, broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language, allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate, has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and film The Miracle Worker.

Engraver: Norman E. Nemeth (NEN).