MONROE DOCTRINE SETS FOREIGN
POLICY
RB
DECEMBER 2, 1823
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Reverse lettering
1823
FEB. 18 - Mexico
confirms land grant in
Texas to Stephen F. Austin;
MAR. 3 - Congress authorizes
the building of lighthouses and
beacons; JULY 17 - U.S. contests
right of Russia to territory on
Pacific coast; DEC. 2 - The
Monroe Doctrine proclaims
the independence of the
American continents.
FM
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
(FM) Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)