102 STAT. 3992 PUBLIC LAW 100-673-NOV. 17, 1988

Public Law 100-673
100th Congress

An Act

Nov. 17,1988 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the
[H.R. 5280] Bicentennial of the United States Congress.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Bicentennial of United States of America in Congress assembled,
the United

States Congress SECTION I. SHORT TITLE.
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31USC 5112 Congress Commemorative Coin Act".

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31 USC 5112 SEC. 2. SPECIFICATIONS OF COINS.

note< (a) FIVE DOLLAR GOLD COINS.—

(1) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter in
this Act referred to as the "Secretary") shall mint and issue not
more than 1,000,000 five dollar coins each of which shall—

(A) weigh 8.359 grams;

(B) have a diameter of .850 inches; and

(C) be composed of 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.

(2) DESIGN.—The design of the five dollar coins shall, in
accordance with section 4, be emblematic of the Bicentennial of
the United States Congress. Each five dollar coin shall bear a
designation of the value of the coin, an inscription of the year
"1989", and inscriptions of the words "Liberty", "In God We
Trust", "United States of America", and "E Pluribus Unum".

(b) ONE DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—

(1) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary shall mint and issue not more
than 3,000,000 one dollar coins each of which shall—

(A) weigh 26.73 grams;

(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and

(C) be composed of 90 percent silver and 10 percent
copper.

(2) DESIGN.—The design of the one dollar coins shall, in
accordance with section 4, be emblematic of the Bicentennial of
the United States Congress. Each one dollar coin shall bear a
designation of the value of the coin, an inscription of the year
"1989", and inscriptions of the words "Liberty", "In God We
Trust", "United States of America", and "E Pluribus Unum".

(c) HALF DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—

(1) ISSUANCE.—The Secretary shall issue not more than
4,000,000 half dollar coins each of which shall—

(A) weigh 11.34 grams;

(B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and

(C) be minted to the specifications for half dollar coins
contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code.

(2) DESIGN.—The design of the half dollar coins shall, in
accordance with section 4, be emblematic of the Bicentennial of
the United States Congress. On each half dollar coin shall be a
designation of the value of the coin, an inscription of the year