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1 dollar. 16th US President. Abraham Lincoln. 2010

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Depth 2
Weight 8,1
Diameter (mm) 26,5
Mintage 97200
Material a manganese-copper plated brass
Edge of the coin (milling) with an inscription
Series Presidents
Country USA
Release date 2010
Quality UNC

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  • D - Denver
  • P - Philadelphia

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1 dollar. 16th US President. Abraham Lincoln. 2010

Avers: portrait of President Abraham Lincoln. Above the portrait, Kant coin - the inscription: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN" (Abraham Lincoln), the bottom of the one-line inscription: "IN GOD WE TRUST" (In God We Trust) "16th PRESIDENT" (sixteenth president), and during his tenure as president, "1861-1865."

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: 2010 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.

Abraham Lincoln - one of the most legendary figures of the US government, the 16th president, a national hero, put an end to slavery. The first president, who died from the killer bullets.

Born in Kentucky farmer's family in 1809. From an early age to educate ourselves and passionately fond of reading. In 26 years in Illinois, he became a member of the Legislative Assembly, opposed slavery. A lawyer and a young legislator, Lincoln has acquired an excellent reputation and distinguished by outstanding oratorical skills.

Lincoln's candidacy in the 1860 elections, the nominated Republican Party advocated the abolition of slavery. His victory was one of the reasons for separating states of the South and the creation of the Confederation, which gave the start of the Civil War.

The new president of coordinated military actions of the federal army, adhering to a compromise strategy. The main purpose of it is considered the preservation of the union, and then - the abolition of slavery. He managed to maintain civil liberties and to keep Europe from intervention. The defeat of the Confederacy was a turning point in US history, led to the abolition of slavery and strengthening statehood.

In April 1865, a week after the war, during a theatrical performance Abraham Lincoln was assassinated advocate the ideology of the southerners. The death of the beloved president shook America in history, he always remained a hero with a halo of a martyr.

During his time management railway was built from California to the Pacific Ocean, bringing historically important homestead acts, which contributed to the development of western lands. Lincoln had an incredible charisma, his famous speech became a national heritage. The memory of prominent Americans immortalized in a memorial built in downtown Washington.

Release Date: 18 November 2010

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