LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION urging the New York State Congressional deleg-
ation to pass the World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative
Coin Act, H.R. 4107

WHEREAS, The World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin
Act, H.R. 4107, would seek up to 350,000 $1 silver coins in the year
2017, in commemoration of the United States entrance into the war on
April 6, 1917; and
WHEREAS, No coin exists to honor those brave men and women who served
in World War I, while other conflicts including the Civil War, World War
II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War have all been memorialized on
United States commemorative coins; and
WHEREAS, This bill would authorize a design competition with the
winner selected by an expert jury chaired by the United States Treasury
Secretary and consisting of three members from the Citizen Coinage Advi-
sory Committee (CCAC); and
WHEREAS, Each commemorative coin would be minted in uncirculated and
proof qualities and composed of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper;
each coin would have a weight of 26.73 grams, diameter of 1.5 inches and
inscriptions of "Liberty", "In God We Trust", "United States of America"
and "E. Pluribus Unum"; and
WHEREAS, The silver dollars would be sold one calendar year with Janu-
ary 1, 2017, as the earliest possible release date; and
WHEREAS, Each coin sold would include a surcharge of 10 dollars paid
to the World War I Memorial Foundation whose stated mission is to advo-
cate and raise funds for the restoration and rededication of the DC War
memorial as a National World War I Memorial; and
WHEREAS, Frank Buckles, an honorary chair of the World War I Memorial
Foundation, was the last surviving American veteran of World War I; he
died on February 27, 2011; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the New York State Congressional delegation be and
hereby is respectfully memorialized by this Legislative Body to pass the
World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H.R.
4107; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to each member of the Congressional delegation from the State of
New York, and the World War I Memorial Foundation.