The face will be identical in design with the others. presenting the Statue of Liberty National Monument as "Liberty Enlightening the World." which was the theme of the French sculptor. Auguste Bartholdl. The reverse of the fourth medal will depict the main immigration depot buildings still standing on Ellis Island. through which some 16 million immigrants passed coming to our shores in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The reverse of each of the three alreadyissued medals differ in mint design as follows: The first shows Federal Hall as the first Capitol Building. where Gen. George Washington was inaugurated as first President of the United States. the first congressional sessions were held during 178990. and our departments of Government. including the Treasury Department. were first organized. The second depicts Castle Clinton as the last of a series of forts which. from the time of the Dutch settlement in 1624. guarded lower Manhattan. and was headquarters for Gen. Winfield Scott during the War of 1812. The third depicts the American Museum of Immigration now being constructed to complete the base of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. which will tell the story of the making of the United States by those who came to our shores from all over the world. All this indicates that the medal will look very beautiful and splendid. I am advised that the gross sale of the Liberty series of medallions issued as of July 31. 1966. has exceeded a sum slightly in excess of $129.500 since the first medal was placed on sale at the Federal Hall National Memorial on Constitution Day.
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