Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 3.djvu/313

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PUBLIC LAW 102-414—OCT. 14, 1992 106 STAT. 2107 concomitance to the commitment by the Republic of France that it will mint a French commemorative coin in recognition of the anniversary. SEC. 3. WORLD WAR U COMMEMORATIVE COINS. 31 USC 5112 The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") shall mint and issue coins in accordance with this Act to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the involvement of the United States in World War II. SEC. 4. SPECIFICATIONS OF COINS. 31 USC 5112 (a) DENOMINATIONS. — The Secretary shall mint and issue the ^°^' following coins: (1) FIVE DOLLAR GOLD COINS.— Not more than 300,000 five dollar gold coins, each of which shall— (A) weigh 8.359 grams; (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and (C) be composed of 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy. (2) ONE DOLLAR SILVER COINS.—Not more than 1,000,000 one dollar silver 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. (3) HALF DOLLAR CLAD COINS.— Not more than 2,000,000 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. (b) LEGAL TENDER. —The coins minted under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code. SEC. 5. SOURCES OF BULLION. 31 USC 5112 (a) GOLD.— The Secretary shall obtain gold for minting coins "° ' under this Act pursuant to the authority of the Secretary under existing law. (b) SILVER.—The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins under this Act only from stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critic£d Minerals Stock Piling Act. SEC. 6. DESIGN OF COINS. 31 USC 5112 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— "***®" (1) IN GENERAL. —The design of the coins authorized under this Act shall, in accordance with subsection (b), be symbolic of the participation of the United States in World War II. In addition, the design of the gold coin authorized under section 4(a)(1) shall be emblematic of the Allied victory in World War II, and the silver coin authorized under section 4(a)(2) shall be emblematic of the Battle of Normandy. (2) DESIGNATIONS AND INSCRIPTIONS. —Each coin authorized under this Act shall bear a designation of the value of the coin, an inscription of the years "1991-1995", and inscriptions of the words "Liberty", "In God We Trust", "United States of America", and "E Pluribus Unum". In addition, the silver coin authorized under section 4(a)(2) may bear a designation