The Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 was signed into law by President Obama in early Nov. 2006. It calls for the United States Mint to create up to 500,000 $1 silver coins and 100,000 $5 gold coins in 2011 to mark the 150th anniversary of the first Medal of Honor.
The legislation was introduced in the House by Representative Christopher Carney of Pennsylvania, who is still actively serving in the U.S. Navy Reserve. It was co-sponsored by Representative Mark Kirk of Illinois.
"We owe everything to those who wore the uniform and committed extraordinary acts of bravery in defense of their colleagues and nation," said Rep. Christopher Carney.
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For the second time in the same week, the U.S. Senate has unanimously passed legislation authorizing the minting of new coins by the United States Mint.
The Senate passed a bill that will create new Girl Scout Commemorative coins on Tuesday. Yesterday, October 22, 2009, the H.R. 1209 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 was given thumbs up. The U.S. House passed the same bill back on May 14th. The Act will now be forwarded to the White House in order for President Obama to sign it into law.
When introducing the bill to his chamber, Representative Christopher P. Carney (one of only two congressman who is actively serving in the military) made the following statement: [click to continue…]
