Quarter dollar
{{Short description|Quarter-unit of currencies named "dollar"}}
{{other uses|Quarter (disambiguation){{!}}Quarter}}
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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.
Currently minted
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rowspan=2| Country(s) / City | rowspan=2| Unit of currency | colspan=4| Technical parameters{{efn|The "mass" and "diameters" shown here have been rounded to the nearest tenth.}} | colspan=3| Description | rowspan=2| Date of first minting{{efn|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.}} | ||
Diameter | Thickness | Weight | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse |
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| {{flagicon|Anguilla}} Anguilla | style="text-align:center;"| XCD | style="text-align:center;"| 24.0 mm | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | style="text-align:center;"| Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | style="text-align:center;"| 2002 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} Antigua and Barbuda | style="text-align:center;"| XCD | style="text-align:center;"| 24.0 mm | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | style="text-align:center;"| Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | style="text-align:center;"| 2002 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Barbados}} Barbados | style="text-align:center;"| BBD | style="text-align:center;"| 23.7 mm | style="text-align:center;"| 1.8 mm | style="text-align:center;"| 5.1 g | Nickel-plated steel | style="text-align:center;"| Reeded | Morgan Lewis windmill | style="text-align:center;"| 2007 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Bahamas}} Bahamas | style="text-align:center;"| BSD | style="text-align:center;"| 24.26 mm{{cite web |title=Bank Coins |url=https://www.centralbankbahamas.com/bank-coins |website=Central Bank of the Bahamas |access-date=14 June 2025}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1.7 mm | style="text-align:center;"| 5.1 g | | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Belize}} Belize | style="text-align:center;"| BZD | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | British monarch | Ornamental - Country/Value/Date | style="text-align:center;"| 1981 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Bermuda}} Bermuda | style="text-align:center;"| BMD | style="text-align:center;"| 25.0 mm | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| 5.9 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | style="text-align:center;"| Milled | British monarch | style="text-align:center;"| 1970 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada | style="text-align:center;"| CAD | style="text-align:center;"| 23.9 mm | style="text-align:center;"| 1.6 mm | style="text-align:center;"| 4.4 g | 94% steel, 3.8% copper, 2.2% nickel plating | style="text-align:center;"| Milled | British monarch | Caribou | style="text-align:center;"| 2000 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Cayman Islands}} Cayman Islands | style="text-align:center;"| KYD | style="text-align:center;"| 24.3 mm | style="text-align:center;"| 1.6 mm | style="text-align:center;"| 5.1 g | Nickel-plated steel | style="text-align:center;"| Smooth | British monarch | Schooner "Kirk B" | style="text-align:center;"| 1999 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Dominica}} Dominica | style="text-align:center;"| XCD | style="text-align:center;"| 24.0 mm | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | style="text-align:center;"| Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | style="text-align:center;"| 2002 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Grenada}} Grenada | style="text-align:center;"| XCD | style="text-align:center;"| 24.0 mm | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | style="text-align:center;"| Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | style="text-align:center;"| 2002 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Liberia}} Liberia | style="text-align:center;"| LRD | style="text-align:center;"| 23.0 mm | style="text-align:center;"| 1.8 mm | style="text-align:center;"| 4.5 g | Nickel Clad Steel | style="text-align:center;"| Reeded | Head with headress and country name | Value/Date within wreath | style="text-align:center;"| 2000 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Montserrat}} Montserrat | style="text-align:center;"| XCD | style="text-align:center;"| 24.0 mm | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | style="text-align:center;"| Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | style="text-align:center;"| 2002 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} Saint Kitts and Nevis | style="text-align:center;"| XCD | style="text-align:center;"| 24.0 mm | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | style="text-align:center;"| Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | style="text-align:center;"| 2002 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} Saint Lucia | style="text-align:center;"| XCD | style="text-align:center;"| 24.0 mm | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | style="text-align:center;"| Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | style="text-align:center;"| 2002 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | style="text-align:center;"| XCD | style="text-align:center;"| 24.0 mm | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| 6.5 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | style="text-align:center;"| Ribbed | British monarch | Value, year of minting, "East Caribbean States", sailing ship | style="text-align:center;"| 2002 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Bahamas}} The Bahamas | style="text-align:center;"| BSD | style="text-align:center;"| 24.3 mm | style="text-align:center;"| 1.7 mm | style="text-align:center;"| 5.0 g | Nickel-plated steel | style="text-align:center;"| Reeded | Bahamian sloop | style="text-align:center;"| 2007 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} Trinidad and Tobago | style="text-align:center;"| TTD | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | 75% copper 25% nickel | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | Value | style="text-align:center;"| 1976 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|USA}} United States and others | style="text-align:center;"|USD | style="text-align:center;"| 24.3 mm | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| 5.7 g | 75% copper 25% nickel | style="text-align:center;"| Reeded | Eagle | style="text-align:center;"| 2022 | ||||||
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| {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Zimbabwe | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| 23.0 mm | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | style="text-align:center;"| 4.8 g | Nickel-plated steel | style="text-align:center;"| N/A | RBZ in various positions with coin date | Enclosed in circle with "25" surrounded by "TWENTY-FIVE CENTS BOND COIN" | style="text-align:center;"| 2014 |
See also
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