Trump’s $1 coin: Gold-finish coin featuring US president’s likeness to go on sale
The US Mint is releasing a commemorative $1 coin featuring Donald Trump to mark the country's 250th anniversary. Despite federal laws generally prohibiting living presidents on currency, the coin is permitted under a 2020 law regarding commemorative designs.
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This release highlights the intersection of political symbolism and numismatic tradition, sparking discussion regarding the use of living political figures on official government currency.
A new $1 coin featuring US president Donald Trump’s likeness will go on sale in the US on Wednesday. The special issue is being released as part of celebrations marking the country’s 250th anniversary.The coin, produced by the US Mint, carries Trump’s portrait on the front, or 'heads', while the reverse features the Great Seal of the United States, making up the 'tails' side. The coin has a gold finish and bears the inscription 'LIBERTY; above Trump’s image, with “1776 (tilde) 2026” below it, AP reported.The reverse shows a bald eagle holding arrows and an olive branch, along with the banner “E PLURIBUS UNUM”, Latin for “out of many, one”.The design was approved by the US Commission of Fine Arts earlier this year.
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