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1 dollar. 21 th US president. Chester Arthur. 2012

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Depth 2
Weight 8,1
Diameter (mm) 26,5
Mintage 10800
Material a manganese-copper plated brass
Edge of the coin (milling) with an inscription
Series Presidents
Country USA
Release date 2012
Quality UNC

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1 dollar. 21 th US president. Chester Arthur. 2012

Avers: portrait of President Chester Arthur. Above the portrait, Kant coin - the inscription: "CHESTER ARTHUR" (Chester Arthur) in the bottom of the one-line inscription: "IN GOD WE TRUST" (In God We Trust) "21st PRESIDENT" (twenty-first president) and the period of his stay in the president's office, "1881-1885."
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: 2012 mint mark (P or D) • E PLURIBUS UNUM • IN GOD WE TRUST

Chester A. Arthur - Republican politician, from 1881 to 1885 the 21 th president of the United States. He took the leadership of the country after the assassination of James Garfield.

He was born in 1829. He participated in the formation of the Republican Party. In the Civil War he worked in the weapons system forces. 5 years he held a lucrative post of customs director of the New York harbor, resulting in acquired wealth and political influence. He was removed from his post by President Hayes on the pretext of bribery cases.

In 1880, the opposition, led by Hayes, James Garfield was able to win the election, and Arthur was appointed Vice-President. A few months later Garfield was mortally wounded, and the presidency is automatically moved to Arthur.

In a short time the new president changed the composition of the Cabinet, without taking into account party affiliation. During the term short work vigorously with the laws, hinder the development of the country, attracted to justice several big party members involved in receiving illegal income, he had a thorough reform of the civil service. Familiar with the intricacies of corruption schemes, President Chester A. Arthur successfully destroyed them in the civil service bodies. Being absolutely unpopular at the beginning of the presidential term, four years later, he bought a lot of confessions, and extremely dissatisfied compatriots.

Full, yet elegant Chester Arthur was the darling of the Washington elite. He had time to update and luxuriously furnish the room of the White House, giving it the status of a fitting. At the next elections did not run and completed a career politician. A year later, he died from nephritis - while incurable disease - information which hid all his presidential term.

Release Date: February 16, 2012

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