1 dollar. 5th US president. James Monroe. 2008

1 dollar. 5th US president. James Monroe. 2008

Avers: portrait of President James Monroe. Above the portrait, Kant coin - the inscription: "JAMES MONROE" (James Monroe), the bottom of the one-line inscription: "5th PRESIDENT" (fifth president), and during his tenure as president, "1817-1825."

Reverse: the image of the Statue of Liberty, the sculptor of which is Don Everhart, the inscription along the rim - «United States of America», denomination of the coin - 1 $.

Edge: 2008 mint mark (P or D) • E PLURIBUS UNUM • IN GOD WE TRUST

Because the image of the statue of liberty is already present on the label '' In God We Trust '' ( '' We believe in God, '' Eng.) And '' E Pluribus Unum '' ( '' in a variety of Unity ', the Latin.) - the motto of the country, it was decided to abandon. Reverse all the coins in this series is the same. All presidential coin series are legal tender.

James Monroe - a major politician, fifth president of the United States, one of the main participants in the acquisition of Louisiana, author abstracts, called "Monroe Doctrine." Born in 1758 in a family of modest means immigrants from Scotland. In his youth, he joined the ranks of the Continental Army in 18 years became a lieutenant. He participated, having been wounded in the battle of New the Jersey campaign.

Political career Monroe started in 1782 with the election to the Chamber of Deputies of Virginia. After 8 years, he was elected to the US Senate, and in the same place - leader of the Democratic-Republican faction. In 1799 he became governor of Virginia, and 4 years later went to France for the Louisiana purchase. Since 1811 was the Secretary of State, in 1817, he was elected president.

Moderate political positions supported by the authority of the President. Great success he has achieved in foreign policy, in particular, in the settlement of problematic issues with the UK. In 1819, the purchase was arranged strategically important territory - Florida - former Spanish colony. At the same time Europe has demanded the return of the status of the colony of South America. In 1823, as a response, James Monroe introduced to Congress a historic message, later called the "Monroe Doctrine." The document declared the impossibility of colonization of the Western Hemisphere on the part of Europe, any attempt to breach the doctrine proposed to be regarded as a hostile act.

Upon completion in 1825, the second term presidency of Monroe returned home to Virginia. Later, he moved to his daughter in New York, where in 1831 died from the disease. An interesting fact is considered that the date of the death of James Monroe, as well as the second and third presidents of America, is the 4th July - US Independence anniversary.

Release Date: February 14, 2008