Ellis Island is also part of my congressional district. hence my desire to introduce this legislation to commemorate the new historic landmark. This fourth medal. if authorized. will be designed in the Philadelphia Mint to conform with the previously issued medals. The face Will be identical in design with the others. presenting the Statue of Liberty National Monument as "Liberty Enlightening the World." The reverse side will depict the main immigration depot buildings still standilg on Ellis Island through which passed some 16 million immigrants who came to this country in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to find freedom. The new bill calls for a total issue of no more than 255.000 medals to be struck over a period ending December 31. 1968. This conforms to the number of each of the medals previously authorized by Congress for creation by the Department of the Treasury.
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