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Its Washington obverse features inscriptions including \u003cstrong\u003eE PLURIBUS UNUM\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eIN GOD WE TRUST\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003e1776–2026\u003c\/strong\u003e, directly tying the artwork to the nation’s founding milestone. \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI used \u003cstrong\u003eWashington Crossing the Delaware\u003c\/strong\u003e because few images better capture the peril, resolve, and mythic weight of the American Revolution. The original painting transformed a military crossing into a national symbol of courage under impossible conditions. By pairing that historic scene with the new 1776–2026 Washington quarter, this work connects America’s founding struggle with its 250th anniversary commemoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a dramatic collector-art piece: part historical tribute, part patriotic wall art, and part numismatic storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eWhy This Coin\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1776–2026 Washington quarter was chosen because it directly honors the Revolutionary War and places Washington at the center of America’s Semiquincentennial coinage. Its dual date makes it a natural bridge between the founding generation and the 250th anniversary moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eArtist Message\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis piece was created to feel like memory, metal, and history meeting in the same storm-lit sky. Washington is not only crossing the Delaware; he is crossing into the American imagination. The ghost coin above him represents how coins carry history forward in miniature — struck in metal, passed hand to hand, and remembered long after the moment has passed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eProvenance of Inspiration \u0026amp; AI Disclosure\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis artwork is an original Mintmark composition inspired by Emanuel Leutze’s public-domain painting \u003cem\u003eWashington Crossing the Delaware\u003c\/em\u003e and by the 2026 U.S. Mint Revolutionary War Quarter design. 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