December 01, 2008
On Monday, December 1, 2008, the President signed into law:
H.R. 5714, the "United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008," which requires the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue coins in recognition and celebration of the founding of the United States Army in 1775.
George W. Bush, President Bush Signs H.R. 5714 Into Law Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/285805