Mayflower Commemorative Coin Act 2015-07-08 Introduced in Senate Mayflower Commemorative Coin Act

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to issue up to 50,000 $5 gold commemorative coins, and up to 100,000 $1 silver commemorative coins, whose design is emblematic of the arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts.

These coins shall be issued only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2020.

The Department must pay all surcharges received from sales of the coins to the General Society of Mayflower Descendants for educational purposes.

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