Cuban American artist Celia Cruz will be the first Latina singer to feature as part of the American Women Quarters Program, the U.S. Mint announced.Music legend Cruz, known as the Queen of Salsa, will be honored along with four others by appearing on a quarter in 2024.Cruz was born in Havana in 1925 and died in 2003 in New Jersey.The American Women Quarters Program "celebrates the achievements and contributions of America's women," according to the Mint.It's scheduled to last four years from 2022 until 2025.In addition to Celia Cruz, the program's 2024 class includes:Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first woman of color to hold a seat in Congress; Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, Civil War surgeon, women's rights advocate and abolitionist; Pauli Murray, poet, writer, activist, lawyer, and Episcopal priest, as well as a staunch defender of civil rights; Zitkala-Ša, also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, a writer, composer, educator, and political activist who championed Native Americans' right to American citizenship and other civil rights long denied to them."All of the women being honored have lived remarkable and multi-faceted lives, and have made a significant impact on our Nation in their own unique way," Mint Director Ventris C. Gibson said in a statement."The women pioneered change during their lifetimes, not yielding to the status quo imparted during their lives. By honoring these pioneering women, the Mint continues to connect America through coins which are like small works of art in your pocket."The designs for the coins will be published later this year.

The U.S. Mint announced Monday that it has begun circulating a quarter that features the late Maya Angelou.

It's the first quarter to be released in the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program, which honors trailblazing women.

“Maya Angelou’s writing and activism inspired countless Americans and her legacy helped fuel greater fairness and understanding across our nation,” said Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, (D-NV). “She is exactly the type of leader I had in mind when Senator Fischer, Representative Lee and I wrote our bipartisan legislation to create a series of quarters honoring the contributions of American women."

Angelou is the first Black woman to appear on a U.S. quarter.

Other women to be featured on quarters include Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, Nina Otero-Warren and Anna May Wong.

The quarters will be released through 2025.

The first coin of the American Women Quarters Program is here—the Maya Angelou Quarter! Learn about honoree Maya Angelou and #HerQuarter in our press release at https://t.co/yYzGJpXQDD. Look for it in your change. @USTreasury @smithsonian @womenshistory @DrMayaAngelou @WCPInst pic.twitter.com/GVUpcnbszq

— United States Mint (@usmint) January 10, 2022

Maya Angelou received the Medal of Freedom from former President Barack Obama in 2010.

She died at the age of 86 in 2014.