Description

The 1989 Congress $5 Gold Coin was offered along with a clad half dollar and silver dollar to mark the 200th anniversary of the operation of Congress under the US Constitution.

The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, comprising a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a governor's appointment. The Congress was created by the Constitution of the United States and first met in 1789, replacing in its legislative function the Congress of the Confederation.

Design: John M. Mercanti