1 dollar. 11th US President. James Polk. 2009

1 dollar. 11th US President. James Polk. 2009

Avers: portrait of President James Polk. Above the portrait, Kant coin - the inscription: "JAMES K. POLK" (James Polk), the bottom of the one-line inscription: "IN GOD WE TRUST" (In God We Trust) "11th PRESIDENT" (eleventh president) and the period his tenure as president, "1845-1849."

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: 2009 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 K. Polk - a prominent politician, the 11th President of the United States, which are connected with the rule of the largest territorial acquisitions of the United States. His name is associated with the conquest of California and New Mexico, as well as with the acquisition of the territory of Oregon, making a large-scale US Pacific power.

James Polk was born in 1795 in North Carolina, was of Scottish descent. He graduated from the University and practiced law. For a special gift of eloquence earned the nickname "Napoleon of improvisation." The policy to support democracy and Andrew Jackson, accumulated experience, being the Speaker in the House of Representatives and then - gubernatoromshtata Tennessee.

In 1844, with a slight advantage he won the election. 49-year-old president has been a supporter of territorial expansionism, believing that conflicts can be prevented by an extension of the national territory. Having entered into an armed confrontation with Mexico, the United States won the lands of today's states of Arizona, Texas, Utah, Nevada, California, Colorado, and others, significantly increasing the territory of the state to the south and west. Diplomatic skills enabled the president to gain the territory of Oregon, avoid hostilities with England.

During the reign Shelf Naval Academy was opened, lowered tariff duties, the first US postage stamps. James Polk is considered one of the most honest presidents preserved his blog was evidence of the highest efficiency.

Intensive work in the name of national interests undermined the health of shelf, so he did not run for a second term. In March 1849 he returned to Tennessee and a few months later died at 53 years of age.

Release Date: August 20, 2009