96 STAT. 222
PUBLIC LAW 97-220—JULY 22, 1982 Public Law 97-220 97th Congress An Act
lulv 22 1982 •' ' — To provide for the minting of commemorative coins to support the 1984 Los Angeles [S. 1230] Olympic Games.
Olympic
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Commemorative Coin Act. 31 u note.s e 5112
SHORT TITLE SECTION
1. This Act may be cited as the "Olympic Commemorative
Coin Act". COIN S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
31 USC 5112 "°^"
31 USC 392.
SEC. 2. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") shall issue not more than fifty million one-dollar coins which shall weigh 26.73 grams, have a diameter of 1.50 inches, and shall contain 90 per centum silver and 10 per centum copper. (2) The Secretary shall determine the design of such one-dollar coins. Such design shall be emblematic of the 1984 summer Olympic games which are to be held in Los Angeles, California. On each such one-dollar coin there shall be a designation of the value of the coin, an inscription of the year of issue, and inscriptions of the words "Liberty", "In God We Trust", "United States of America", and "E Pluribus Unum". (3) The coins shall be issued in two separate designs, one in 1983 and one in 1984. (b)(l) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall issue not more than two million ten-dollar coins which shall weigh 16.718 grams, have a diameter of 1.06 inches, and shall contain 90 per centum gold and 10 per centum copper. (2) The Secretary shall determine the design of such ten-dollar coin. Such design shall be emblematic of the 1984 summer Olympic games which are to be held in Los Angeles, California. On each such ten-dollar coin there shall be a designation of the value of the coin, an inscription of the year 1984, and inscriptions of the words "Liberty", "In God We Trust", "United States of America", and "E Pluribus Unum". (c) The coins issued under this section shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. (d) All coins issued under this section shall be legal tender as provided in section 102 of the Coinage Act of 1965. (e)(1) The Secretary shall obtain gold for the coins minted under this Act pursuant to the authority of the Secretary under existing law. (2) The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins minted under this Act from stocks of silver held by the Secretary of the Treasury or from any other federally owned stocks of silver.
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