Bill to Mint Coin Marking 50th Anniversary of LR Central High Desegregation Signed By President Bush Washington, DC – A bill introduced by U.S. Representative Vic Snyder, and companion legislation sponsored by Senators Pryor and Lincoln in the Senate, was signed into law by President Bush today. The legislation instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School. Congress may authorize two commemorative coins for each year. One of the two 2007 coin positions has already been filled for the 400th anniversary of Jamestown. The Central High Desegregation 50th Anniversary commemorative coin will fill the other. Proceeds from a $10 surcharge on each commemorative coin would benefit educational programs and capital improvements at the Little Rock Central High National Historic Site. If all of the authorized 500,000 coins are sold, the proceeds would total $5 million, but the anticipated number of coins that will be sold is indeterminable. To learn more about the commemorative coin program, visit www.usmint.gov. Visit the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site website at http://www.nps.gov/chsc/. -30- |