The reverse of the coin features a quotation from Joshua Chamberlain, the college teacher from Maine who became one of the heroes of Gettysburg. The obverse design of the coin features an infantryman raising a canteen to the lips of a wounded foe. Commemorative coins are only available from the United States Mint for a limited time, as specified by public law. Surcharges from the sales of these coins help fund a variety of organizations and projects that benefit the public.
The surcharges received by the Civil War Battlefield Foundation from the coin sales were to be used for preservation of historically significant Civil War battlefields.Ĭommemorative coin programs are created by acts of Congress to honor a person, place, or event.
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