113 STAT. 1648 PUBLIC LAW 106-126—DEC. 6, 1999 and wintered at Fort Clatsop, near the present-day city of Astoria, Oregon; (7) the Expedition returned to St. Louis, Missouri, on September 23, 1806, after a 28-month journey covering 8,000 miles during which it traversed 11 future States: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon; (8) accounts from the journals of Lewis and Clark and the detailed maps that were prepared by the Expedition enhance knowledge of the western continent and routes for commerce; (9) the Expedition significantly enhanced amicable relationships between the United States and the autonomous American Indian nations, and the friendship and respect fostered between American Indian tribes and the Expedition represents the best of diplomacy and relationships between divergent nations and cultures; and (10) the Lewis and Clark Expedition has been called the most perfect expedition of its kind in the history of the world and paved the way for the United States to become a great world power. SEC. 303. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. (a) DENOMINATION.— In commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Secretary") shall mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins, each of which shall— (1) weigh 26.73 grams; (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. (b) LEGAL TENDER.— The coins minted under this title shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code. (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.— For purposes of section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this title shall be considered to be numismatic items. SEC, 304. SOURCES OF BULLION. The Secretary may obtain silver for minting coins under this title from any available source, including stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. SEC. 305. DESIGN OF COINS. (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins minted under this title shall be emblematic of the expedition of Lewis and Clark. (2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS. —On each coin minted under this title there shall be— (A) a designation of the value of the coin; (B) an inscription of the year "2004" and the years "1804-1806"; and (C) inscriptions of the words "Liberty", "In God We Trust", "United States of America", and "E Pluribus Unum". (3) OBVERSE OF COIN.—The obverse of each coin minted under this title shall bear the likeness of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
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